1917 Smith Ball & Co. Letter to Havana Merchant - Historical Trade Document #3377069 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white reproduction shows a handwritten business letter dated August 10, 1917, from Smith Ball & Co. in New York to Soto don Basilio in Havana, Cuba. The Spanish-language correspondence discusses textile shipments, pricing adjustments, and market conditions-specifically referencing “Ternio” fabrics and competitive pricing strategies. The document exemplifies early 20th-century international mercantile communication and archival trade records.

Used on historical archives, museum exhibits, or academic pages about U.S.-Cuba trade relations pre-1930s; targets researchers, historians, and collectors seeking primary source material on colonial-era commerce and handwritten business correspondence.