Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Pintard, John M., ?-1811 to Tobias Lear

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02794.012 Author/Creator: Pintard, John M., ?-1811 Place Written: Madeira [Barbary Coast] Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 1791/01/19 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

Invoice for Madeira wine. Same as GLC 2794.013, except this copy lacks the invoice included in GLC 2794.013. Including two letters from John M. Pintard, both dated 19 January 1791. "I have established a House of Business under the Firm of Pintard, Weston & Co. . . . . I feel a particular pleasure in having the honor to supply the President with the Madeira wine he may want." Mentions an invoice (missing). First leaf contains letter (by Pintard?) dated 7 December 1790: "I have established a House of Business under the Firm of Pintard, Weston & Co.," selling and shipping Madeira wine. Pintard solicits business from George Washington through Lear.

Pintard, John Marsden, ?-1811
Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources