Letter from Caleb Bull to Aaron Lopez Regarding Mercantile Business, Hartford, Connecticut, April 16, 1781

A single-page letter, the eleventh of fourteen, written on April 16, 1781, in Hartford, Connecticut, by Caleb Bull to Aaron Lopez. The letter details general business matters concerning the sale of Lopez's goods, specifically rum and dry goods, on his account. This collection comprises fourteen letters dated between June 21, 1779, and October 1, 1781, covering trade conducted by or with Aaron Lopez or Joseph Lopez, and merchants Caleb Bull (1746-1797) and Josiah Blakeley of Hartford. The letters discuss business affairs and the challenges presented by the currency crisis of the time. The letters are stained, edge-worn, toned, and creased. Portions of several letters written by Bull are illegible due to water damage. The letters also discuss the use of Continental currency and the economic hardships during the American Revolution.

Associated People/Businesses

• Lopez, Aaron

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
• International trade
• Commercial correspondence

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 15, Folder 3