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Manuscript letter copybook
Manuscript letter copybook

Manuscript letter copybook

Author
Date1890-1892
Object number00033569
NameBook
MediumInk on paper, leather, metal
DimensionsOverall: 310 x 265 x 40 mm, 1.54 kg
ClassificationsBooks and journals
Credit LineANMM Collection Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
DescriptionManuscript letter copybook of Edward S Doubleday, August 1890 to February 1892. Edward was the son of Chester P Doubleday, New York businessman. The letters relate to joint ventures in Australian gold and silver mines, as well as castor oil imports from Asia.SignificanceEdward Doubleday was the son of the wealthy New York businessman, Chester P. Doubleday. These letters relate to joint ventures between the pair in Australian gold and silver mines, as well as castor oil imports to Australia from Asia. This letter book documents the well established business links between the United States and Australia that had developed as a result of the Victorian and New South Wales gold discoveries in the 1850s.