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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00087.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1799 |
| Title | Rodolphe Tillier to Gouverneur Morris complaining about treatment by Peter Chassanis's company [copy] |
| Date | 11 February 1799 |
| Author | Tillier, Rodolphe (fl. 1788-1800) |
| Recipient | Morris, Gouverneur |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Copy of a letter from Tillier and Morris' response, dated 17 February 1799. Tillier complains of unjust treatment by "the Company of Peter Chassanis and others," particularly the protestation of bill issued for the payment of advances he made. Seeks to settle the problem promptly. Morris' response suggests arrangements for resolving the dispute. Tillier was then the agent for the Castorland colony, on land purchased by Chassanis in 1792. |
| Subjects | Economics Land Transaction France Immigration and Migration Finance |
| People | Tillier, Rodolphe (fl. 1788-1800) Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816) Chassanis, Pierre (fl. 1792-1798) |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |