Deliveries of American Tobacco lettersheet from James Dunlop to J. and D.K. Stewart
Content Description
This collection contains a single-leaf document, printed on the front and back, titled "Deliveries of American Tobacco from 1st January to 31st January 1837.” The printed document recorded the prices and quantities of many different tobaccos imported into England in 1837, as well as outlining tobacco deliveries for 1836, stocks remaining in the “King’s Warehouse,” specifics on market fluctuations of tobacco varieties, a “Recapitulation of Exports in 1836” to various markets, measured in “hogheads,” and tobacco stores “under bond.” However, it was repurposed as a letter sheet, dated 6th January 1837, sent by James Dunlop (1782–1844) to J.and D.K Stewart (John Stewart (1806-1885) and Daniel Kerr Stewart (1809-1889) of Richmond, Virginia. The letter mentions insurance for a recent shipment from Virginia to England, recent sales, damage to stock, and their regret at not yet finding a buyer for a parcel of tobacco from New York.
Dates
- Creation: 1837
Creator
- Dunlop, James, 1782–1844 (Person)
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This collection has been minimally processed and is open for research.
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Biographical Note: John Dunlop
James Dunlop (1782–1844) was a London tobacco merchant and insurance broker of Scottish descent whose American wife, Nancy Gilliam Duncan, had ties to Virginia.
Further Reading
"Mr. and Mrs. James Dunlop." Worcester Art Museum, https://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/12073/mr-and-mrs-james-dunlop. Accessed January 23, 2026.
Legacies of Enslavement Committee. “Girton Reflects Series: College, Women and Heiress.” Girton College, University of Cambridge, April 2023, https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/about-girton/girton-reflects/1-college-women-and-heiress.
Biographical Note: John Stewart and Daniel Kerr Stewart
John Stewart (1806-1885) and Daniel Kerr Stewart (1809-1889) were born on the Isle of Bute in Scotland and later emigrated to Richmond, Virginia where they set up as tobacco planters. The brothers formed a partnership before the Civil War and then invested in railroads and municipal bonds. They prospered as traders.
Further Reading
Virginia Museum of History and Culture. "Biographical Note." Guide to the Stewart Family Papers, 1802-1938, Call Number Mss1 St495 a FA2." Virginia Museum of History and Culture,Richmond, VA. https://virginiahistory.org/research/research-resources/finding-aids/stewart-family Accessed 28 January 2026.
“The Stewarts.” Brook Hill: Family, History,Community, https://brook-hill.net/stewart.Accessed 28 January. 2026
Full Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (One letter-sized file folder)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia makes its bibliographic records and the metadata contained therein available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Maggs Bros by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on November 21, 2025.
Condition Description
Good. It is a single sheet with folds from mailing and a hole near the right margin from a wax seal that once secured the letter.
- Title
- Guide to the Deliveries of American Tobacco lettersheet from James Dunlop to J. and D.K. Stewart
- Author
- Eric Willersdorf, Student Accessioning Archivist Assistant
- Date
- 23 January 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States