1887 Handwritten Letter Brooklyn NY Shipping Freight Dock Strike Labor Condition For Sale

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Approximately 5” by 8\" 3 pages.

Original 1887 three-page handwritten letter from Brooklyn, New York, addressed to Ferris & Weston. The author, James H. Ferris, discusses shipping logistics, including loading issues, misplaced freight, and difficulties caused by a dock workers\' strike. He details shipping meat to Magnolia, St. Augustine, managing cargo in ice boxes, and how labor shortages are impacting freight operations. Mentions Clyde Company and high coal prices at the time. A compelling historical document offering firsthand insight into 19th-century shipping operations and labor unrest.
Dated: January 30, 1887