A Guide to the Benjamin Pollard and Company Letter book, 1787-1792 Benjamin Pollard and Company, Letter book, 1787-1792 25348

A Guide to the Benjamin Pollard and Company Letter book, 1787-1792

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 25348


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Accession number
25348
Title
Benjamin Pollard and Company Letter book, 1787-1792
Physical Characteristics
.45 cubic feet
Physical Location
Business records collection, Acc. 25348
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Photocopying restricted. Original is owned by the Smithsonian Institute.

Preferred Citation

Benjamin Pollard and Company. Letter book, 1787-1792. Accession 25348, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Lent for copying by the Smithsonian Institute, 1 June 1961.

Biographical/Historical Information

Benjamin Pollard (d. 1807) was an active Norfolk merchant and real estate investor. He also served at various times as a councilman, alderman, and mayor of Norfolk, as well as assessor and surveyor of federal revenue for Norfolk. He also served as secretary and treasurer of the Norfolk Academy. Pollard died in Baltimore, Maryland on 11 November 1807.

Scope and Content Information

Letter book, 1787-1792, mainly concerning Pollard's shipment of tobacco, corn, flour, flax seed, lumber, and naval stores, and efforts to collect or settle his accounts. Correspondents include William Hammond, William Hylton, Henry Martin, George Meade, and John and Samuel Span. Pollard comments on efforts to stimulate trade with the West Indies, the heavy charges on sales, the settlement of the estates of British subjects after the Revolutionary War, the convention to model a new federal constitution, and general economic and market conditions in Virginia.