| Abstrakt: |
The article discusses the role of trust in merchant networks in Europe during the 19th century, with a focus on long-distance commerce in preindustrial Europe and the travels of the salesman Jean-Joseph Leydet from France to Genoa from 1803 to 1804. Topics include the origins of business travel, business correspondence by Leydet about his commercial tasks including debt collection and litigation management, and the social and professional aspects of the merchant trade, with information on the role of salesmen employed by larger merchant houses. |
