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Richard Champion letter book

Title
Richard Champion letter book, 1773-1775.
Author
Champion, Richard, 1743-1791.
Supplementary Content
Collection guide

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Mixed materialRestricted use MssCol 511Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Description
1 v. (173 leaves); 22 cm.
Summary
This is the fourth volume in chronological order of five letter books transcribed by Richard Champion and members of his family from original correspondence (the other volumes, numbered I-IV, are at the Bristol Record Office).
Subjects
Note
  • Some letters were misdated in transcription (e.g.,1783 for 1773).
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
  • Microfilm must be used in lieu of original volume.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Available on microfilm;
  • Also available as part of The letterbooks of Richard Champion, 1760-1775, in British records relating to America in microform (BRRAM).
Biography (note)
  • Richard Champion (1743-1791) of Bristol, England was a noted merchant and porcelain manufacturer.
Provenance (note)
  • Ownership signature of Jno. C. Vaughan.
Call Number
MssCol 511
OCLC
NYPG05-A10043
Author
Champion, Richard, 1743-1791.
Title
Richard Champion letter book, 1773-1775.
Additional Formats
Available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-250.
Also available as part of The letterbooks of Richard Champion, 1760-1775, in British records relating to America in microform (BRRAM).
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Access
Microfilm must be used in lieu of original volume.
Biography
Richard Champion (1743-1791) of Bristol, England was a noted merchant and porcelain manufacturer. Champion, a Quaker, was active in political and civic affairs and sympathetic to American interests. He worked to elect Edmund Burke to Parliament for Bristol in 1774. Champion emigrated with his family to South Carolina in 1784 and settled near Camden, where he died in 1791.
Provenance
Ownership signature of Jno. C. Vaughan.
Finding Aids
Guide for all letterbooks is: The letterbooks of Richard Champion, 1760-1775 in the Bristol Record Office and New York Public Library. Introduction by Deborah M. Olsen. BRRAM Series Booklet No. 35. East Ardsley, Wakefield, England: Microform Academic Publishers, 1986; available on internet.
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Occupation
Merchants.
Potters England.
Research Call Number
MssCol 511
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