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Title	Charles Collins Letter to Thomas Rotch Regarding Cotton
Subject	Business and Labor Religion in Ohio Agriculture Civil Liberties Quakers
Place	Massillon (Ohio) Stark County (Ohio)
Description	Charles Collins of New York, probably a Quaker merchant, wrote this letter to Thomas Rotch (1767-1823) requesting information about the availability of cotton in Ohio, since members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, in the manufacturing industry would prefer to purchase cotton from non-slave states. He also mentions that while he is obliged to buy his supplies of coffee, sugar, molasses, and rice from Haiti and South America, he would prefer to obtain these in the United States. The letter is one page and measures 8.5" x 9.5" (21.6 x 24.13 cm). Thomas Rotch, a Quaker and early settler of Kendal, Ohio (now Massillon), was active in the abolition movement and conducted slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad. He also served as a correspondent for the Committee on Indian Concerns. The Rotch-Wales Collection comprises several thousand items, including Quaker and abolitionist materials, household remedies and recipes, weather reports and machinery plans, and personal letters of Thomas and Charity Rotch and their family. It contains personal and business correspondence, diaries, documents, accounts, ledgers, and daybooks. A large portion of the collection consists of the personal and business correspondence, documents, and business papers of Arvine Wales I (1785-1854), who accompanied Rotch from Hartford to Ohio in 1811, worked for him, and carried on Rotch's business interests after his death. The papers of his son, Arvine C. Wales (1827-1882), a lawyer and civic leader in Massillon, are also part of the collection.
Creator	Collins, Charles
Date of Original	April 01, 1812
Collection	Rotch-Wales Collection
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts) A-120-1 Incoming correspondence-Business
Submitting Institution	Massillon Public Library
Type	Text
Format	manuscripts

Title	Page 1
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Full Text	[corresponds to page 1 of Charles Collins Letter to Thomas Rotch Regarding Cotton] Esteemed Friend New York the first day of the Thomas Rotch fourth month 1812 Having understood there was a private opportunity to the State of Ohio I use the freedom to enquire of thee whether Cotton is raised among you in considerable quantities. Almy L Brown of Providence intimated to me that could they get Stock clear of Slavery they would give it the preference. There are several friends in want of Cotton manufactures free from said difficulty, and the concern I think is spreading among us. Some Coffee,Sugar,Molasses & Rice to supply such persons, and wish them to be obtained in our territory if posible, at present my supplies are from Hayti and South America. Shouldst thou be possessed of any useful information on this subject it will be kindly received by Thy assured friend Charles Collins The amounts of Richard's embarrasment are painful to Maria's friends, they would gladly recieve more pleasing information.

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