Letters from Bligh, Harbottle & Co.

Title	Letters from Bligh, Harbottle & Co.
Subject	Economic conditions International trade Shipping Melbourne (Vic.) Sydney (N.S.W.) French letters Correspondence
Category	1. Settlement
Author	Bligh, Harbottle & Co.
Keywords	Trade
Current holder	State Library of Victoria
Date	January 1, 1863
Link	https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/permalink/61SLV_INST/5ui8oc/alma9924896093607636
Series number	MS 14730
Item number	9.9249E+15
Access rights	Request at location
Country of origin	Australia
Place	Sydney Melbourne
Language	French English
Description from source	0.5 cm. Three letters, dated December 1863, from Bligh, Harbottle & Co., Sydney and Melbourne import agents, to Boutelleau & Co.(Barbezieu, Cognac, France), two letters are in English and one is in French. The letters discuss the importation of pale and dark brandy, with special mention of cognac from the house of Martell (Martell's 1863 brandy), also the amount of brandy imported, sale prices, the fluctuating state of the market in Melbourne and Sydney, plus the loss of a substantial cargo on the ship "Iquique" after it ran aground close to Sydney.
Physical format	Letters
Bibliographic citation	<p><a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/M77VMM8R/">https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/M77VMM8R/</a></p>