William A. Wallace papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"3208", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 3208", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1808-1815", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1808/1815"}

{"value"=>"1809-1810", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1809/1810"}

date_inclusive_start

1808

date_inclusive_end

1815

keydate

1808

date_start

1808

date_end

1815

unittitle

{"value"=>"William A. Wallace papers"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".3 linear foot (1 box)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"William A. Wallace was a merchant in New York City from the late 1700s to the early 1800s. He was a partner of Nicholas Low (1739-1826) in the mercantile firm Low and Wallace. Collection contains correspondence and financial records of Low and Wallace. Correspondence, 1809-1815, consists mainly of letters received by Wallace concerning his mercantile business exporting such items as tobacco, textiles and lumber. Financial records include purchasing and receiving records, 1808-1811; bills of lading, 1810; and bank books. Also, several letters to Low and some export accounts, 1811-1812."}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"Materials in English"}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>William A. Wallace papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Wallace, William A", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>William A. Wallace, New York City merchant during the late 18th to early 19th century. He was a partner of Nicholas Low (1739-1826) a merchant, land speculator and legislator in the important mercantile firm \"Low and Wallace\".</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The William A. Wallace collection contains letters 1809-1815, received by Wallace regarding his New York mercantile business. Letters originate from Madeira, Newry and Dublin (Ireland), London, Trinidad and Havana, Cuba. These letters relate chiefly to his export business. Wallace exported tobacco, cotton, ashes: pot and pearl, bark, flaxseed, rosin and lumber among his products. The remaining material is purchasing and receiving records 1803-1811, Bills of lading and two bank books, with cancelled checks from the Bank of the United States in New York. The Nicholas Low material contains several letters to Low and some export accounts.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>(1918), Received from Howard Townsend</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Feb. 15, 1983, by Valerie Wingfield</p>"}

extent_statement

.3 linear feet (1 box)

date_bulk_start

1809

date_bulk_end

1810

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1. Correspondence [5/1]
2. Purchase and Receiving Records
3. Purchases and Receiving Records
4. Bills of lading of the "Jane" cargo ship for Madeira
5. Bank books: Bank of the United States of New York