Collection consists of letterbooks, 1768-1790, kept by Fitzpatrick, relating to trade, to slaves, and to the British occupation during the American Revolution.
Researchers must use printed version of letterbooks.
Additional formats (note)
available on microfilm;
Biography (note)
John Fitzpatrick (ca. 1737-1791) was a merchant of Manchac, Louisiana.
Publications (note)
Fitzpatrick, John. The Merchant of Manchac: The Letterbooks of John Fitzpatrick, 1768-1790. Edited, with an introduction by Margaret Fisher Dalrymple. Baton Rouge, La.: Published for the Baton Rouge Bicentennial Corporation by the Louisiana State University Press, 1978.
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Author
Fitzpatrick, John, approximately 1737-1791.
Title
John Fitzpatrick correspondence, 1768-1800.
Restricted access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Access
Researchers must use printed version of letterbooks.
Additional formats
Letterbooks, 1768-1790, available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
Biography
John Fitzpatrick (ca. 1737-1791) was a merchant of Manchac, Louisiana.
Publications
Letterbooks: Fitzpatrick, John. The Merchant of Manchac: The Letterbooks of John Fitzpatrick, 1768-1790. Edited, with an introduction by Margaret Fisher Dalrymple. Baton Rouge, La.: Published for the Baton Rouge Bicentennial Corporation by the Louisiana State University Press, 1978.