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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.02647 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [065] 1742 |
| Title | Peter Keteltas to Robert Livingston re: business waning in Jamaica |
| Date | 18 August 1742 |
| Author | Keteltas, Peter (fl. 1742-1756) |
| Recipient | Livingston, Robert |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Keteltas writes that the markets continue to decline, and there is nearly no demand for bread or flour, as there is an overflow of it on the market at present. He states that there are no prospects for any further business in Jamaica, and he has therefore decided to return home. Docketed on address leaf. |
| Subjects | Caribbean Wheat Diet and Nutrition Finance Economics Merchants and Trade Commerce |
| People | Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) Keteltas, Peter (fl. 1742-1756) |
| Place written | Jamaica |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |