Isaac and Joshua Child papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 531", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"531", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Isaac and Joshua Child papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1816-1834", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1816/1834"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".25 linear foot (1 box)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1816

date_inclusive_end

1834

origination

{"value"=>"Child, Isaac", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Isaac Child and his brother Joshua were merchants active in Boston, Mass., during the early 19th century. They dealt in dry goods, groceries, and farm and household implements.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of correspondence, financial documents, and report by Isaac Child. Correspondence, 1816-1819, is between the Child brothers and merchants, manufacturers and shipping firms in the U.S. and elsewhere. Letters contain orders, discussions of business and economic conditions, and mention of items purchased specifically for sale to \"negroes\". Also, financial documents, 1822-1834, and a report concerning the effect on trade of a canal through Cape Cod in Massachusetts.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 42M75"}

{"date"=>"1942", "source"=>"Aldine Book Shop", "method"=>"Purchase", "value"=>"Purchase, Aldine Book Shop, 1942"}

keydate

1816

prefercite

{"value"=>"Isaac and Joshua Child papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Isaac Child and his brother Joshua were merchants active in Boston, Mass., during the early 19th century. They dealt in dry goods, groceries, and farm and household implements. Collection consists of correspondence, financial documents, and report by Isaac Child. Correspondence, 1816-1819, is between the Child brothers and merchants, manufacturers and shipping firms in the U.S. and elsewhere. Letters contain orders, discussions of business and economic conditions, and mention of items purchased specifically for sale to \"negroes\". Also, financial documents, 1822-1834, and a report concerning the effect on trade of a canal through Cape Cod in Massachusetts.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.25 linear feet (1 box)

date_start

1816

date_end

1834

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