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Letters, accounts and an invoice from Lyon and Parkinson of Bahia, Brazil. General topics covered include: goods exported by Owen Owens and Son, including flour and various types of cotton goods, and advice on the type and quality of goods to send; methods of remittance; sales effected for Owens; the state of the market and exchange rates in Bahia; insurance arrangements for shipments; the division of profits on their joint account with Owens; shipments of sugar and rum exported to Hamburg by the company on Owens's account. /25 is a copy of an outgoing letter to Lyon and Parkinson from Owen Owens and Son enclosing accounts which show the cost of shipments made to the company.