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TEXAS STATE LIBRARY
No. 2543. GEORGE H. GRAY & DANFORTH TO WILLIAM H. HUDSON
Copy
WM H. HUDSON Esq ) US Consul Buenos Ayres )
per Bark Salacia Boston Octo 24/58. [18571
Sm, We have the honor to advise [ ?1 you with a parcel sent by this vessel, containing several Books of Engravings, & Price Lists, (per annexed memo) of American manufactured Hardware Tools,·Machinery & Agricultural Implements. The prices stated are approximate, many goods are however sold at regular pricelists; the fluctuations of market values being made by change in the rate of disct from the established List Prices For the past thirty years our house has devoted itself to to [sic] the sale of this class of Merchandize and for several years past we have exported large quantities to the west Coast of South .America and Cuba and have also a good trade with Brazil; the West India Islands, Cape Town, the East Indies, China & the Pacific. All our experience, confirms our opinion that these American prod- ucts need only to be efficiently introduced in your Port to find ready sale in preference to any European goods now consumed and we have uniformly found a .market has been created wherever the utility & ex- cellence of our goods have been made generally known to the inhab- itants of a country; though previously they had not been in the habit of using any thing similar. . To extend the exports of our Country and provide reciprocal trade with your Port, we beg you will, Sir, place us in relation with such · Commercial houses there, as may be in your opinion, suitably connected for the introduction and sale of these and similar goods. We would suggest that such houses should be requested to inspect the parcel now sent to you and invited to open a correspondence with us, asking any further information they may desire: we feel quite c"on- fident, it would prove decidedly valuable to their private interests, if they would engage in the trade and would also observe that we have now very large transactions with houses that a few years ago began by sending us orders for $100 to $300 value, to be shipped to them in samples of our goods chosen at our discretion, so as best to exhibit the largest possible variety of Merchandize for the sum specified to be sent, they have invariably sold such Sample Invoices without loss and by their inspection have been able to select from them a great number of articles that they could afterwards order in quantities & find profit- able for sale. If Sir, you will write to us by return opportunity naming such houses as are suitable, & state your views of the practicability of trade, you will Confer a p(•rsonal favor that we hope that we may be able to suitably acknowledge & reciprocate while by such attention you will aid in the general prosperity of both Countries by increasing their inter- change of commodities. Very Respectfully Yr obt Sevts GEO H. GRAY & DANFORTH pr HA PAGE
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