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Actions	Richard Hare Letterbook Remove from selection Add to selection TitleRichard Hare Letterbook ReferenceIE 627/U259 Date June 1771 - May 1772 CreatorHare, Richard (Merchant) Production date 1771 - 1772 Scope and ContentOutgoing letterbook of Richard Hare, Cork Merchant, to 265 correspondents in a variety of locations including London, Dublin, Bristol, Limerick, Liverpool and the West coast of Scotland. Letters commence in June 1771, with a gap from June 28th to July 26th, and then a series up to November 12th 1771, with another gap until January 30th 1772 and then a final series up to the end of May 1772 . Many of the letters relate to repetitive financial transactions and reports of market prices, but there are also some personal reflections on the conduct of business, family matters, comments on Cork city, estate management, efforts to purchase lands, and gossip with overseas correspondents. Exports are limited to provisions or animal by-products, and with the exception of soap and candles there is no mention of manufactured items. Export items mentioned include, butter, beef, hides and skins, tallow and glue, and also fish, tripe, vinegar, horn tips, claret, bladders and pork. Besides providing provisions to the specific order of his English correspondents, there are also annual orders for the West Indies. Letterbook transcript, with introduction, by James O'Shea, published by IMC in 2013 An extended introduction and transcript by James O'Shea is available online, see link below. Extent346pp (843 letters) Persons keywordHare, Richard (Merchant) SubjectMerchants, Cork City, Industry and Commerce, 18th century AccessHard copies: Accessible to Readers by appointment. Access restrictions apply to some collections. Digital object/copy: see Download Media and/or Digital Reference RightsLicensing information available on request by email to archivist@corkcity.ie Copyright Cork City and County Archives, Cork City Council, unless otherwise indicated. All Rights Reserved. Levelfonds RepositoryCork City and County Archives Digital reference https://publications.corkarchives.ie/view/1024883478/ Download mediaDownload media Hierarchy browser IE 627/U259 Richard Hare Letterbook June 1771 - May 1772 fonds contains 1 part(s)

TitleRichard Hare Letterbook

ReferenceIE 627/U259

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June 1771 - May 1772

Production date 1771 - 1772

Scope and ContentOutgoing letterbook of Richard Hare, Cork Merchant, to 265 correspondents in a variety of locations including London, Dublin, Bristol, Limerick, Liverpool and the West coast of Scotland. Letters commence in June 1771, with a gap from June 28th to July 26th, and then a series up to November 12th 1771, with another gap until January 30th 1772 and then a final series up to the end of May 1772 . Many of the letters relate to repetitive financial transactions and reports of market prices, but there are also some personal reflections on the conduct of business, family matters, comments on Cork city, estate management, efforts to purchase lands, and gossip with overseas correspondents. Exports are limited to provisions or animal by-products, and with the exception of soap and candles there is no mention of manufactured items. Export items mentioned include, butter, beef, hides and skins, tallow and glue, and also fish, tripe, vinegar, horn tips, claret, bladders and pork. Besides providing provisions to the specific order of his English correspondents, there are also annual orders for the West Indies.

Letterbook transcript, with introduction, by James O'Shea, published by IMC in 2013

An extended introduction and transcript by James O'Shea is available online, see link below.

Extent346pp (843 letters)

Persons keywordHare, Richard (Merchant)

SubjectMerchants, Cork City, Industry and Commerce, 18th century

AccessHard copies: Accessible to Readers by appointment. Access restrictions apply to some collections. Digital object/copy: see Download Media and/or Digital Reference

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RepositoryCork City and County Archives

Digital reference

https://publications.corkarchives.ie/view/1024883478/

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