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- John Hewitt (177-1857)
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- Description
- Having a hard time collection money; please send some veneer and panels for a wardrobe. Born in Staffordshire, England, he was the son of a cabinetmaker. When he was in his teens, he went to work at the Soho engine works of Watts and Boulton. In 1796, Hewitt emigrated to the United States, where he worked as a drafter and pattern maker at the Schuyler Foundry, Second River, NJ. By the end of the century, he returned to cabinet-making and established a shop in New York City. A significant portion of his business came from trade in Savannah and St. Marys, GA. In 1805 and 1806, Hewitt was in partnership with Benjamin Ansley. From 1807 to 1809, he was associated with the firm, Hewitt and Mandeville. During the remainder of his career, Hewitt's shop met with various ups and downs. He supplemented his income by jobbing lumber and manufacturing wheels and cotton gin parts. Hewitt was twice married; first to Phoebe Tieman in 1802 and then to Ann Gurnee in 1808.
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- ["manuscript"]
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- Subjects
- ["Letters","New York (N.Y.)-Commerce-Georgia","Furniture industry and trade","Shipment of goods","Furniture--Prices--19th century"]
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