CHER. LOG DRIFTING. MARINE TIMBER. 78 business letters sent - Lot 605

CHER. LOG DRIFTING. MARINE TIMBER. 78 business letters sent from ST-AMAND (St-Amand-Montrond, Cher; 56 letters) and VIERZON (22 letters). Interesting letters addressed to Mr. Camille DESVARANNES, Supplier of Marine Timber, Supplier to the Royal Navy, in ANGERS (Maine-et-Loire) between 1840 and 1853. Business letters signed by Bourdin, Labonne, Racot, Tourangin & Co. in Vierzon (Forge and Blast Furnaces) and Penasse: purchase, sale, and transport of oak and other types of timber, primarily for the ports of Rochefort and Brest, and to Indret. Log driving on rivers and canals (on the Cher, the Berry Canal, the Briare Canal, the Nivernais Canal, the Port of Saint-Amand-Montrond, …), logging in the forests of Vierzon and Tronçais, timber harvesting, Timber from the Nièvre; issues with the Cher River log drivers and boatmen; canal closures; damage to cargo; canal tolls; and competition with rail transport. (Rich in information)