Commission merchant's office
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- Ronnie Pitman
- Date:
- 2018-08-20 15:27:49
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Richmond, Virginia
(inherited from collection) - Description:
- 15 S. 15th Street Richmond, Virginia 37º32'2" N, 77º25'51" W In the days of the Virginia slave trade, this building held the office of a commission merchant. Commission merchants provided services to planters, buying their tobacco and exporting it, buying and importing foreign goods needed on the plantations, and handling planters' financial accounts. Included among their imports were human beings, i.e. slaves, from Africa.
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