Guide to the Abraham Emmanuel Sautter Papers, 1800-1830 M0534

Department of Special Collections and University Archives

1999

Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford 94305-6064

specialcollections@stanford.edu

URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Title: Abraham Emmanuel Sautter Papers

Creator: Sautter, Abraham Emmanuel

Identifier/Call Number: M0534

Identifier/Call Number: 583

Physical Description: 3 Linear Feet

Date (inclusive): 1800-1830

Scope and Content

The collection, spanning the years from 1800-1830, has been divided into four parts: outgoing and incoming correspondence to and from Abraham Emmanuel Sautter; accounts and invoices related directly to AE Sautter and Sautter Freres; correspondence and accounts to or from the Sautter's business associates with or without reference to them; and, miscellaneous documents which have been set aside for their interesting features or topics.

The collection consists entirely of papers which Abraham Emmanuel Sautter kept filed for the company. He and his brothers wrote and kept the files in French, although there is a significant amount of material, especially accounts and other documents in English, Prussian (German) and Dutch. Goods were obtained from all over the world: cotton and rice from South Carolina, sugar from the West Indies, opium, silk and cinnamon from Bombay and Bengal, and potash from Canada. The Sautter brothers themselves travelled significantly throughout Europe and Asia (and maybe even the United States) as can be seen from some of the addresses on the correspondence refering to St. Petersbourg, Constantinople, Florence, Amsterdam, Buenos Aires, Livorno and London.

Biographical Note

Abraham Emmanuel Sautter, fl. ca. 1820, along with his two brothers Donat and Daniel, appears to have owned a shipping brokerage firm through which they contracted to buy goods and have them shipped literally all over the world. They also contracted through other shipping companies and/or brokerage firms to obtain goods for themselves and for resale to their clients. Little can be determined about any of the Sautter brothers with regard to their personal lives. One could assume, however, that they were involved and well connected in French, Swiss and English commercial communities as they belonged to several international commercial societies. A.E. Sautter kept assiduous businesss records including copies of business correspondence, and duplicate accounts for himself and for his clients.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of item] Abraham Emmanuel Sautter Papers, M0534, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Provenance

Purchased, 1989.

Publication Rights

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Access Restrictions

None.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Opium trade.

Shipping -- France.

Science and Industry -- France.

Commerce.

Potash industry and trade.

Tariff -- France.

19th Century -- France.

Correspondence related to Abraham Emmanuel Sautter and Sautter Freres 179003

Copies des Lettres 179035

box 1, folder 1

Ledger of personal letters, Copie des lettres, and Constantinople to Livourne. French. 179065 dated Jun 22, 1815-Oct 25, 1815

box 1, folder 2

Ledger of copies of personal letters, Copies des lettres French. 179063 dated Oct 27, 1815-Feb 19, 1816

box 1, folder 3

Ledger of copies of personal letters, Copies des lettres French. 179061 dated Jun 28, 1818-Aug 19, 1820

box 1, folder 4

Ledger of copies of personal letters, Copies des lettres French. 179059 dated Nov 8, 1824-Jul 20, 1825

box 1, folder 5

Copies of personal letters, Copies des Lettres. French. 179057 1813-1819

box 1, folder 6

Letters from Mr. Sautter from M. Pastuer et Fils, Co. Italian and French. All appear to be from Livorno. 179055 1815

box 1, folder 7

Letters from Donat Sautter to AE Sautter. French. 179053 1815

box 1, folder 8

Correspondence to AE Sautter. French. 179051 1810-1819

box 1, folder 9

Various correspondence to AE Sautter. French and English. 179049 1811-1820

box 1, folder 10

Lettres de M.J. Barin pere du relatives a la liquidation des notres...Letter to AE Sautter-Sautter Freres. 179047 10 avril 1822

box 1, folder 11

Various correspondence to AE Sautter. French. 179045 1809-1815

box 1, folder 12

Various correspondence to AE Sautter, including filed letters from Lee & Fils, French. Many are copies. 179043 1809-1820 1810-1812

box 2, folder 1

Correspondence from Sautter and some copies of letters. French. 179041 1813-1819

box 2, folder 2

Correspondence to AE Sautter from various. Mostly French. 179039 1811-1818

box 2, folder 3

Letters, unknown addressee. 179037 1808-1811

AE Sautter and Sautter Freres accounts 179005

box 2, folder 4

Various invoices and delivery notices. English, German, French. 179033 1809-1813

box 2, folder 5

Shipping orders, receipts, restaurant checks to, from and by AE Sautter. Various languages. 179031 1805-1810

box 2, folder 6

Shipping orders and receipts to and from AE Sautter and Sautter Freres. French and English. 179029 1809-1812

box 2, folder 7

Invoices to Sautter from RW&E Lee. Were held together with initialled paper sleeve. 179027 1810

box 2, folder 8

Sautter accounts. Various languages. 179025 1808-1812

box 2, folder 9

Sautter accounts. Various languages. 179023 1809-1813

box 2, folder 10

Sautter accounts. Various languages. 179021 1809-1813

box 2, folder 11

Sautter accounts. Various languages. 179019 1807-1815

box 3, folder 1

Sautter accounts. Various languages. 179017 1806-1812

box 3, folder 2

Sautter accounts. Various languages. 179015 1803-1812

box 3, folder 3

Sautter accounts. Various languages. 179013 1810-1813

box 3, folder 4

Balance of accounts, By Sautter regarding all of his business associates and accounts. 179011 1806

box 3, folder 5

Sautter accounts and shipping orders. Various languages. 179009 1805-1810

box 3, folder 6

Shipping bills for purchases for the accounts of A. Currie, and Bernoully, 179007 1810 1810

Scope and Contents note

(See additional Sautter accounts in oversize box. For a listing see oversize box contents at end of guide.)

Other accounts and correspondence listed alphabetically by name: 178943

Bellamy 178999

box 3, folder 7

Two copies of accounts labelled Bellamy. French. 179001 1809

Bidermann 178995

box 3, folder 8

Handwritten letter from Bidermann. French. 178997 1806

Scope and Contents note

(See additional Bidermann material in oversize box)

Bornstein, Emmanuel 178983

box 3, folder 9

Incoming Correspondence. Mostly French. 178993 1810-1811

box 3, folder 10

Incoming Correspondence. French. 178991 1810-1812

box 3, folder 11

Incoming Correspondence. French. 178989 1809-1816

box 3, folder 12

Accounts owed to E. Bornstein, 178987 Dec 31, 1809

box 3, folder 13

Bornstein correspondence and accounts. French. 178985 1810-1813

Bornstein, Sildare or Sildare, 178979

box 3, folder 14

Incoming Correspondence to Sildare Bornstein. Various, including some from Donat Sautter. French. 178981 1809

Cazenove, James 178975

box 3, folder 15

Incoming Correspondence. French. 178977 1812

Scope and Contents note

(See more Cazenove correspondence and accounts in Oversize Box)

Duval, David 178971

box 3, folder 16

Correspondence and accounts from David Duval to AE Sautter. French. 178973 1806-1810

Ellermann, A. 178969

Scope and Contents note

(See correspondence and accounts in oversize box)

Mallett, Francis 178965

box 4, folder 1

Correspondence and accounts. French and English. 178967 1805-1808

Martinet, Jacques 178959

box 4, folder 2

Correspondence and documents. French. 178963 1808-1809

box 4, folder 3

Correspondence and accounts. French and English. 178961 1808-1809

Scope and Contents note

(See additional Martinet accounts in oversize box)

Mommier, - 178955

box 4, folder 4

Correspondence from AE Sautter. French. 178957 1820

Rettuar, - 178951

box 4, folder 5

Incoming Correspondence. French. 178953 1807-1808,

Scope and Contents note

(See additional accounts and coorespondence in oversize box)

Sautter Freres, Daniel and Donat 178945

box 4, folder 6

Inventory of the Ship the Anna Maria with correspondence to Daniel Sautter. Printed contract with signatures by both Daniel and Donat Sautter. 178949

box 4, folder 7

Correspondence to and from Donat Sautter. French. 178947 1812-1817

Unidentified or assorted miscellaneous 178937

box 4, folder 8

Various correspondence. 178941

box 4, folder 9

Various correspondence. 178939

Shipping records, accounts and miscellany of interest 178927

box 4, folder 10

Various accounts, receipts and invoices from several different brokerage firms. French and English. 178935 1810

box 4, folder 11

Various miscellaneous accounts and shipping records. 178933

box 4, folder 12

Various receipts for ships' passage. Ships mentioned include Heliogoland, Ruby and Betsey. English. 178931 undated

box 4, folder 13

Various Form of Oath or affirmation.... by Captain Frantz Gilbert of the Ship Jason. Appraisal of Ship Jason. 178929 c1810, Aug 31, 1812

Account Ledgers, Sautter et al 178893

box 4, folder 14

French. 178925 Aug 3, 1803-Jun 22, 1824

box 4, folder 15

German (Swiss). Very interesting seal. 178923 undated

box 4, folder 16

178921 Apr 24, ny

box 4, folder 17

Small account ledger, French. Contains accounts, engagements, appointments, lists. although some reference to 1792 on first page. Various hands. 178919 undated

box 5, folder 1

Sautter opium trade accounts, through Brown, Rogers & Brown (a brokerage firm) 178917 1810,

Scope and Contents note

(See oversize box for more account references to Opium Trade)

box 5, folder 2

Various accounts. French and English. State of the Market in English. 178915

box 5, folder 3

Lettres et papiers divers relatif aux comptes de Sieck & Hoeftmann regles definitivement avec T. Bernvalle le German, French and English. Sautter is mentioned in some. 178913 27 fevrier 1813 1810-1813

box 5, folder 4

List of ships arrived. Probably belongs to Sautter. 178911

box 5, folder 5

Ship contents. Dutch, Wax seal is completely intact. 178909 Oct 1804

box 5, folder 6

Various accounts and receipts. German, French and English. 178907 circa 1806

box 5, folder 7

Shipping receipts. 178905

Scope and Contents note

(See oversize box for more miscellaneous accounts in German)

box 5, folder 8

Insurance policy for 100 pounds for the Ship Betsey. English, Printed announcements of sales and prices. 178903 10 Mar 1812

box 5, folder 9

Decret Imperial which gives a list of import duties on certain materials. French. 178901 undated

box 5, folder 10

Compilation of legislation relating perhaps to laws of trade from Geneva. French. 178899 circa 1820-1821

Scope and Contents note

(For related documents see oversize box)

box 5, folder 11

Ship Antonietta. Document signed by Dirk Mouller, ship's captain and three witnesses. Signed and sealed. Dutch, 178897 1813

Scope and Contents note

(See oversize box for a list of goods transported in the Antonietta)

box 5, folder 12

Public Instrument of Protest and Declaration, English, Ship Ivan. Regarding damages done to a/some ships in Thompson's Ways. Signed by Thomas Molloy and Edward Evans. 178895 Mar 2, 1812

Scope and Contents note

(See oversize box for additional miscellaneous documents)

Oversize Materials 178865

Box 6, folder 1-3

AE Sautter and Sautter Freres accounts. 178891

Box 6, folder 4

Additional accounts related to Mr. Bidermann. 178889

Box 6, folder 5

Correspondence to James Cazenove, French. 178887 Jul 10, 1807

Box 6, folder 6

Goods purchased through or for Mr. Ellermann, English and French. 178885 1809

Box 6, folder 7

Accounts of Jacques Martinet, French. 178883 1809-1809

Box 6, folder 8

Accounts and correspondence of Mr. Rettuar, French. 178881 Oct-Nov 1807

Box 6, folder 9

More accounts with reference to opium trade. 178879

Box 6, folder 10

Miscellaneous accounts in German. 178877

Box 6, folder 11

Additional compilation of legislation re: trade laws, French. 178875 circa 1820

Box 6, folder 12

List of goods transported in the Ship Antonietta. Dutch and English. 178873 undated

Box 6, folder 13

Charter Party official document, English. 178871 Mar 23, 1813

Box 6, folder 14

Accounts between Rigaud Battye and Sautter Freres, French. 178869 undated

Box 6, folder 15

Balance des comptes, French. 178867 1809

Box 6, folder 16

Other documents