- Creator
- John Cauchois and Company
- Call number
- MssCol 23062
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
John Cauchois & Co. account book, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
John Cauchois & Co. was a merchant firm based in New York City that traded in consumer goods such as jewelry, kitchen ware, cloth goods, furniture, and stationery, as well as tools and supplies for East Coast craftsmen, including gold and silversmiths. The John Cauchois & Co. account book dates from 1802 to 1804 and includes accounts for people and firms such as Basset & Warford, J. Delauncey, Dyers & Eddy, Louis Forniquet, Madame Gareau, Nicholas Geffroy, Isaac and George Hutton, Madame Voisin, John Letourneau of Georgia, and Charles Pinson of South Carolina. The book includes entries for ships bound for Senegal: the schooners "Naiad" and "Sally," and the brig "Olive Branch."
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchased from Carmen D. Valentino Rare Books and Manuscripts, 2014.
Processing information
Compiled by Kit Fluker, 2016.
Key terms
Subjects
- Accounts -- New York (State) -- 19th century
- Merchants -- New York (State) -- 19th century
- Shipping -- Atlantic Ocean
Occupations
Material types
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328