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MERCHANT FAMILIES AND BUSINESS NETWORKS IN THE ANGLO-DUTCH TRADE OF 1668-1680: (BASED ON THE MARESCOE-DAVID LETTERS)

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Makarov A.
Český časopis historický (The Czech Historical Review)
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2011
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vol. 109
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issue 2
283-293
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This research article will examine merchant families and their businesses involving shipments between England and the Netherlands during the late seventeenth century. Despite the fact that historians have paid sufficient attention to merchant families during the pre-industrial period, these studies are still very important. This paper raises, illustrates and discusses the following questions: What role did merchant families play in early modern merchant settlements in England and the Netherlands in this period? Which goods were exchanged through export/import? The questions and answers in the paper are built on a detailed analysis of published primary sources: a select set of 74 personal business letters sent to the Marescoe-David Company of London (an inter-related London-based merchants family) from prominent Dutch merchants between 1668 and 1680.
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Zwodnicze losy pewnej kupieckiej fortuny. Historia rodziny Teschnerow z Torunia w XV wieku

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Mikulski K.
Roczniki Historyczne
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2012
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vol. 78
153-170
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The author shows the fortunes of the Teschner family which was active in Toruń for a short period of four generations only (1401-1524). Its progenitor Stephen came to Prussia from Świdnica. In the second and third generations members of the family baceme members of the municipal authorities. The sons of Stephen, Matthias and Martin, were very active merchants. Their trade contacts included Silesia, Masovia and Gdańsk. Shortly before the Thirteen Years’ War with the Teutonic Order the brothers were certainly the richest merchants in Toruń. They granted high loans to the city of Toruń and to the Prussian States which were to be paid by the Toruń City Council until the beginning of the 16th c. However, because of premature deaths of both brothers (Matthias and Martin), their wealth found its way to subsequent husbands of their widows. Only John, son of Martin, attained high offices in the city. His career was assisted by marrying Elizabeth Rackendorff and adopting her son Philip (born probably after the marriage with Elizabeth), whose natural father was Luke Watzenrode, later bishop of Warmia (Ermland). The career of John Teschner was also terminated by his premature death.
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