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[Identification of item], in the Nathaniel Fleming Bowe Diary, #881-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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• Bowe, Nathaniel Fleming, 1810-1875.
• Diaries (Blank-books)
• England--Description and travel.
• Ireland--Description and travel.
• Liverpool (England)--Commerce--History--19th century.
• London (England)--Commerce--History--19th century.
• Ocean travel--History--19th century.
• Scotland--Description and travel.
• Snuff--England--History--19th century.
• Tobacco industry--England--History--19th century.
• Tobacco--England--History--19th century.
• Travelers--Diaries--History--19th century.
• Voyages and travels--History--19th century.

Nathaniel Fleming Bowe (1810-1875) was a Richmond, Va., tobacco merchant.

The collection is a diary, 29 August 1846-28 October 1846, of Nathaniel Fleming Bowe, a Richmond, Va., tobacco merchant on a trip to Britain, describing the voyage and his visits to English, Scottish, and Irish cities, with special attention to the Liverpool and London tobacco markets, American tobacco prices abroad, a visit to a London tobacco factory, and snuff-making.