{"value"=>"<p>These papers contain business agreements, indentures, licenses, accounts, and mortgage papers. Included are partnership agreements with Uriah H. Dudley and John P. Nelson. There are two ledger pages from 1852 listing expenditures on the Astor Place Opera House. An agreement with the builder concerning construction of Colles's Morristown home is also included. The receipts are primarily household expenses listing the purchase of clothing, furniture, and rents. Other expenses include the children's schooling and the rent for the family's church pew.</p>"}