Business letter from Elisha Webb and Son Co. to Oscar E. DuRant
- Title
- Business letter from Elisha Webb and Son Co. to Oscar E. DuRant
- Description
- Business letter from A. B. Simon at Elisha Webb and Son Company, Philadelphia, Pa., to Oscar E. DuRant, Wilmington, N.C., regarding a shipment that is to be returned. During the late 1930s and throughout the 1940s, DuRant operated a ship chandlery business as a subsidiary of the Sucony-Vacuum Oil Company of Baltimore, Md. DuRant supplied lubricating oils, mechanical parts, tools, and foodstuffs to merchant and naval vessels throughout World War II, including Liberty and Victory ships constructed in Wilmington.
- Date
- May 29, 1941
- Original Format
- letters
- Extent
- 21cm x 27cm
- Local Identifier
- 0679-b1-fd
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- Location of Original
- East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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This letter was signed by my grandfather