{"product_id":"1804-charles-ludlow-letter-to-holland-land-company-financiers-willem-and-jan-willink-pennsylvania-land-transactions","title":"1804 Charles Ludlow Letter to Holland Land Company Financiers Willem and Jan Willink—Pennsylvania Land Transactions","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn important early American financial manuscript connecting New York merchant \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Ludlow\u003c\/strong\u003e with Amsterdam financiers \u003cstrong\u003eWillem and Jan Willink\u003c\/strong\u003e, principals in the Dutch investment network behind the Holland Land Company.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eDated New York, May 17, 1804, the letter transmits a bill of exchange for \u003cstrong\u003e2,500 Dutch guilders\u003c\/strong\u003e, drawn upon the prominent Amsterdam banking house of \u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Crommelin \u0026amp; Sons\u003c\/strong\u003e. The remittance was made at the request of John Barnes and concerned an account for “Pennsylvania transactions” and purchases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe docket on the reverse identifies the recipients:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e“Copy of a Letter to Messrs Wm. \u0026amp; John Willink, May 17th 1804.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eWillem Willink was one of the principal Dutch investors in the Holland Land Company, whose enormous American holdings encompassed extensive territories in western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. He frequently conducted business with his brother Jan Willink. Their investments contributed substantially to the surveying, settlement and development of the early American frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eCharles Ludlow was a prominent New York merchant operating near Wall Street. His family had close commercial and personal connections with the Willinks: Ludlow’s daughter Cornelia Ann later married John Abraham Willink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eWritten principally in French with English commercial terminology, the document reflects the international character of early American finance. Bills drawn in New York, Pennsylvania land accounts and Amsterdam banking houses all formed part of a transatlantic investment system that helped finance American expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eA desirable original artifact relating to the Dutch financing of American land development during the Jeffersonian era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 1804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e New York City\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWriter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles Ludlow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecipients:\u003c\/strong\u003e Willem and Jan Willink, Amsterdam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bill for 2,500 guilders; John Barnes; Pennsylvania transactions and purchases\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contemporary retained manuscript copy, signed “Chas. Ludlow”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original mailing or filing folds, light toning and minor staining, with small edge tears and short separations along the upper margin. The writing remains clear and legible. Overall very good condition for a commercial manuscript more than 220 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52901976211738,"sku":null,"price":564.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_3146_b30046b2-2d27-43e8-8174-cf35acdc05b2.jpg?v=1789665475","url":"https:\/\/www.thearchiveauthority.com\/en-ca\/products\/1804-charles-ludlow-letter-to-holland-land-company-financiers-willem-and-jan-willink-pennsylvania-land-transactions","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}