Clephane, Arthur
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Agricultural goods distribution inc agricultural merchants & seedsmen
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
General trading & trade
Notes:
Arthur Clephane was in business as an Edinburgh merchant from c1706, having formerly been a sea captain. Traded to Baltic and Mediterranean and specialised in importing seeds. His business was of moderate size but grew steadily. Imported flower, tree, vegetable, etc, seeds from London and Netherlands. His customers included lairds and gardeners. In financial difficulties by 1730 when imprisoned for embezzlement
Publications:
- Arthur Clephane, Edinburgh merchant and seedsman, 1706-30 by Donnelly, Tom
- Merchant accounts and Scottish trade, 1680-1730. The Charteris and Clephane papers by Donnelly, Tom
Groups:
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Agricultural goods distribution inc agricultural merchants & seedsmen
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland General trading & trade
Notes:
Arthur Clephane was in business as an Edinburgh merchant from c1706, having formerly been a sea captain. Traded to Baltic and Mediterranean and specialised in importing seeds. His business was of moderate size but grew steadily. Imported flower, tree, vegetable, etc, seeds from London and Netherlands. His customers included lairds and gardeners. In financial difficulties by 1730 when imprisoned for embezzlementPublications:
- Arthur Clephane, Edinburgh merchant and seedsman, 1706-30 by Donnelly, Tom
- Merchant accounts and Scottish trade, 1680-1730. The Charteris and Clephane papers by Donnelly, Tom