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Scottish Industries Textiles

Smith and Dave Manufac:turing: This company dealt primarily in flax yarn and was founded by John and Pe·ter sm· and John
Dove, ail from Br-echin, Scotland. Letter s reg.arding both import and exports of goods to Smith and Oove Ma ufactl..lri g,
Four Times Letter Rate

Boston British Packet
1858-1 86 in red

Accountancy 5~ credit
for inland transit
4 times for 20~ credit.

Fmrr time rate fotter from Thmd= via C
sea o Donagh dee and Bclf then mail
oppino a1 Ca ~ 9 Ju:ne Li erpool, 19 June B on, then

1 paid

To Andover, Massachusetts, 9 November, 1867-12 days
Double rate letter and 1 d late fee paid to get letter onto outgoing packet. Routing as above via Cork.
Per Cunard Cuba 9 November, Cork, 19 November Boston. Boston Packet 48 cents datestamp.
Handstamps 10 cent credit marking due for two times 5 cent inland rate.

Smith and Dove Manufacturing correspondence: Scottish goods were often exported to companies established by fellow Scots.