Found 6 collections related to Merchants%20--%20Pennsylvania%20--%20Philadelphia%20--%2018th%20century

Record of a journey on horseback taken by Philadelphia merchant Benjamin Mifflin (1718-1787) from Philadelphia to Dover, Delaware, between 26 July and 14 August, 1762. Mifflin traveled through Chester, Wilmington, Ogletown, and Charlestown, Delaware; and through Bushtown, Baltimore, Annapolis, Kent Island, and Queenstown, Maryland to Dover, where he visited relatives and transacted private business, returning through Delaware to Philadelphia. Diary describes towns, shipping facilities and mills, persons met with, relatives of Shurmer and Loockerman families, travel conditions, etc. less

The ledger consists of monies owed to Randolph and the date and method of payment. Little detail on what was sold or work performed is given. Many prominent Philadelphians are mentioned in the volume. Bills reveal that Randolph sold a desk and bookcase to George Croghan in 1766, chairs and tables in 1768, and a gilded looking glass to Levi Hollingsworth. Ledger contains accounts under the names of William Shippen, Jr., Willing & Morris, Richard Bache, Joseph Galloway, Clement Biddle, Benjamin Harrison, Library Company of Philadelphia, Richard Peters, George Washington, Thomas Jerffreison [sic], Committee of Safety, Joseph Reed, and others less

Daybook and journal of Robert Henderson, merchant of Glasgow, New York, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Accounts of general trade; lists of goods received from and consigned to merchants in Glasgow, New York, Philadelphia and other points along the Atlantic coast. Also includes some accounts with the West indies less

Letters written by merchant Nalbro Frazier of Philadelphia between 1783 and 1799, addressed to London, Liverpool, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Lima, West Indies, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, and elsewhere. Topics include general mercantile matters and the cost of tuition at Princeton University. Frazier's partners (Tench Coxe and John Frazier) are mentioned less

Uriah Woolman was a merchant in Philadelphia. This collection contains Uriah Woolman's day book (1764-1773) and ledger (1786-1805), with accounts for general merchandise, farm service, hides, leather, meats, and other items. Accounts contain the names of many residents of Philadelphia and New Jersey, including the Burr family of New Jersey less

Twenty-five bills of lading for goods shipped from Philadelphia, PA., to Barbados, Bermuda, South Carolina, and Jamaica by Charles Massey, John Massey, and Thomas Massey. Entries date from 1790-1792, and 1807. Printed forms have been filled in and signed by masters of the respective ships less