Reuben Swift and Company receipt book

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 2936", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"2936", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Reuben Swift and Company receipt book"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1802-1813", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1802/1813"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".21 linear foot (1 volume)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

abstract

{"value"=>"Food and provision merchant Reuben Swift kept this receipt book for his company Reuben Swift and Co. from May 11, 1802, to September 29, 1813. The volume contains receipts for pork, beef, butter, and other items, as well as accounts for money paid to various traders,taxes, rent, newspapers, and other expenses. Receipts document transactions with traders in Hudson, New York, Canaan, New York, and New York City"}

date_inclusive_start

1802

date_inclusive_end

1813

origination

{"value"=>"Swift, Reuben", "type"=>"persname"}

keydate

1802

prefercite

{"value"=>"Reuben Swift and Company receipt book, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.21 linear feet (1 volume)

date_start

1802

date_end

1813

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