Bill of Lading from John McDonogh Jr. and Company from the port of New Orleans to the port of Baltimore to be received by William Taylor

ID: 4518 ~ Source: Photo Credit: John Minor Wisdom Collection, Manuscripts Collection 230, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, Box 21, Folder 27

This file appears in: John McDonogh Monument

Bill of Lading from John McDonogh Jr. and Company from the port of New Orleans to the port of Baltimore to be received by William Taylor

This file appears in: John McDonogh Monument

John McDonogh Monument

By Adrienne Luck, Mariah Speert, Sophie Cornfield & Emily Galik, Editor

In 1800, a Baltimore merchant named William Taylor sent his recently released indentured servant, John McDonogh, to New Orleans to work as a merchant on his behalf. [1] Having established himself as a merchant, McDonogh turned his attention to…