John Cauchois and Company
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 23062
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
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...
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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."
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Morris & Ludlum
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 24326
.20 linear feet (1 volume)
The mercantile firm of Morris & Ludlum (active 1790s) operated a hardware store on Water Street in New York City, and also engaged in potash production in Sussex County, New Jersey. The Morris & Ludlum letter and order book, 1797-1825, contains...
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The mercantile firm of Morris & Ludlum (active 1790s) operated a hardware store on Water Street in New York City, and also engaged in potash production in Sussex County, New Jersey. The Morris & Ludlum letter and order book, 1797-1825, contains copied letters and orders written by the hardware business at New York, 1797-1799, to merchants in Great Britain and the southern United States. These include Perry & Hayes, suppliers of a large variety of hardware, and the pewterware firm of Robert Bush & Co., both located in Bristol, England. Other commodities mentioned include iron bars, potash, flaxseed, cotton, and otter skins. The volume was later used as a ledger by James Ludlum for his farming and milling activities at Sparta, New Jersey, including transactions in his role as an administrator of his brother Gabriel Ludlum's estate.
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Vergès, Eugénie de, 1774-1843
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz BND-MSS (Vergès, E.)
2 volumes
Eugénie de Vergès, née Choppin d'Arnouville. She was born on September 13, 1774 to René Choppin d'Arnouville, chevalier, a counsellor to Louis XV and president of the Cour des Monnaies; and his wife, Marguerite-Élizabeth...
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Eugénie de Vergès, née Choppin d'Arnouville. She was born on September 13, 1774 to René Choppin d'Arnouville, chevalier, a counsellor to Louis XV and president of the Cour des Monnaies; and his wife, Marguerite-Élizabeth de Chazot. On February 4, 1793, in Paris, she married Jacques-Claude de Vergès. Their first son, Marie Fortuné (1794-1864), was a notable civil engineer; their second son, Adolphe Florimond (1795-1875), was a councillor at the Cour de Cassation. Eugénie de Vergès died on April 4, 1843. The larger of the two volumes (89 manuscript pages; 77 total leaves + 4 loose manuscript inserts) is a commonplace book containing original poems, translations, and notes on a variety of subjects. On the front paste-down is a contemporary note ("Ouvrages de Mlle Eugénie Choppin, depuis Mde. Devergès, faits depuis l'anée 1790") and the large engraved stationer's ticket of De Lermoy, Versailles. The smaller volume (40 manuscript pages; 75 total leaves) is chiefly devoted to accounts and contains entries from 1811 to 1840; with the stationer's ticket of Niodot, Place du Vieux Louvre. Both volumes in contemporary green boards.
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Woodward, Solomon, Jr., 1804-1886
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4688
.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Solomon Woodward Jr. (1804-1886) of Taunton, Massachusetts was a dry-goods merchant, farmer, and politician, representing Taunton in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1860 and 1861. He was the son of Solomon Woodward (died 1877) and...
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Solomon Woodward Jr. (1804-1886) of Taunton, Massachusetts was a dry-goods merchant, farmer, and politician, representing Taunton in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1860 and 1861. He was the son of Solomon Woodward (died 1877) and Mary Wilbore, and the grandson of Ambrose and Rachel Woodward. He married Betsey H. Perkins in 1828. The collection of Solomon Woodward Jr. letters and accounts comprises three letters written to or by him regarding business and local Methodist church affairs, 1845, 1850 and undated; loose financial documents such as invoices, waybills and receipts, 1833-1858; and six pocket account memorandum books, 1833-1847. Accounting records document purchases of textiles and millinery goods from wholesale suppliers in Boston; his grocery account with John W. Seabury; subscriptions to newspapers and abolitionist, Methodist and household publications; tuition payments for his children; and other transactions.
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Dutilh & Wachsmuth (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 24494
.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Dutilh & Wachsmuth, a mercantile firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was established by Etienne (Stephen) Dutilh (1751-1810) under the name of E. Dutilh & Co., doing business shortly after his arrival in Philadelphia in 1783. The collection of...
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Dutilh & Wachsmuth, a mercantile firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was established by Etienne (Stephen) Dutilh (1751-1810) under the name of E. Dutilh & Co., doing business shortly after his arrival in Philadelphia in 1783. The collection of Dutilh & Wachsmuth letters and accounts, 1783-1806, consists of letters and loose accounts received from European merchants, and an account book of an unidentified Baltimore shipping merchant handling consignments from Haiti for Dutilh & Wachsmuth. Items, in French, English and Dutch, document the firm's trade in cloth, lace, coffee, sugar and other commodities.
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Baker, Simeon, 1779-1821
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3568
.2 linear feet (1 volume, 1 folder)
Simeon Baker (1779-1821) was a ship captain based in New York City for much of his career, sailing as master of various ships in the transatlantic trade. In 1818 he married Jemima Cock of Mill Neck, in the township of Oyster Bay, Long Island. The...
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Simeon Baker (1779-1821) was a ship captain based in New York City for much of his career, sailing as master of various ships in the transatlantic trade. In 1818 he married Jemima Cock of Mill Neck, in the township of Oyster Bay, Long Island. The Simeon Baker papers, 1796-1848, comprise his loose letters received and documents, 1796-1821 (one folder), and an account and letter book, 1810-1812, 1832-1848 (1 volume). Sailing destinations in Europe, the West Indies, South America, and along the eastern U.S. coast are mentioned, with cargoes including flour, coffee, sugar, onions, and hides. Baker used the volume to record accounts for the ship Charles and as a copy book for letters sent regarding the Charles, 1810-1812. The later accounts, 1832-1848, were kept by an unidentified farmer in the township of Oyster Bay, probably his wife Jemima Baker. Among the many names encountered are members of the Allen, Cock, Frost, Silleck, Smith, Townsend, Valentine, Weeks, and Youngs families.
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Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 24608
3.06 linear feet (7 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
The Mercantile Collection, 1726-1950, is a synthetic collection documenting mercantile and other business activities from the early-17th to the mid-20th centuries, especially in the northeastern United States. It consists of papers and records...
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The Mercantile Collection, 1726-1950, is a synthetic collection documenting mercantile and other business activities from the early-17th to the mid-20th centuries, especially in the northeastern United States. It consists of papers and records created by persons, firms, and companies engaged chiefly in trade, finance, insurance, mining, railroad management, shipping, and whaling. A few items pertain to manufacturing and real estate. Transatlantic commerce in the colonial and early-national period, and the early railroad industry in America, are strongly represented. Notable material includes the assorted papers of New York City and Philadelphia merchants, among them members of the Pemberton family of Philadelphia; Vice-Admiralty court proceedings; and the incomplete ledger of an 18th-century New York City druggist.
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Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1109
211 linear feet (368 boxes, 153 volumes, 12 oversized folders)
The collection consists chiefly of papers of members of the Gansevoort, Lansing and Melville families and reflects the social, business, and political interests of the families, their friends and associates. Also included are some papers of...
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The collection consists chiefly of papers of members of the Gansevoort, Lansing and Melville families and reflects the social, business, and political interests of the families, their friends and associates. Also included are some papers of members of the Sanford, Van Schaick and other prominent families of the Hudson and Mohawk Valley areas of New York State. The papers include accounts, correspondence, maps, and land, court, and military records, as well as personal collections of photographs and artifacts documenting the families' history. Notable individuals represented int the collection are Revolutionary War officer Peter Gansevoort, Jr. (1749-1812), his son Peter Gansevoort (1788-1876), a New York State Assemblyman, Senator, and Judge Advocate General, Henry Sanford Gansevoort (1835-1871), Union officer in the Civil War, and author Herman Melville.
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Gouverneur & Kemble
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 18816
.2 linear feet (1 box)
Gouverneur & Kemble was a prominent New York City mercantile firm established in the late 18th century. The Gouverneur & Kemble cash book is a record of cash transactions conducted by the firm from late November 1800 to early March 1805 as...
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Gouverneur & Kemble was a prominent New York City mercantile firm established in the late 18th century. The Gouverneur & Kemble cash book is a record of cash transactions conducted by the firm from late November 1800 to early March 1805 as shipping and commission merchants with domestic and international interests. Entries are for cash debits and credits, each in chronological order, allocated in columns by bank account. Transactions typically concern the importation and sale of goods, including tea, coffee, salt, sugar, wine, textiles and other commodities; shipping costs; insurance; interest on loans; and paying and collecting rent. Business was conducted with many of the prominent individuals and firms in New York at that time. Among the entries are transactions with Alexander Hamilton for legal services, 1803 March 14. Also noted are personal expenses of the Gouverneur and Kemble families, including the education of children and dancing lessons. The last few pages contain lists of important notes payable and due, grouped by name, for Isaac Moses & Sons, Samuel G. Ogden and others, with additional memoranda.
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Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 23251
.1 linear feet (1 volume)
Accounts and transactions relative to the estate of Samuel Bayard consist of one volume that records the settlement of Bayard's estate from 1784 to 1803 by his executors Samuel Breese, William Malcom, and Aaron Burr. Bayard (1706-1784) was a...
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Accounts and transactions relative to the estate of Samuel Bayard consist of one volume that records the settlement of Bayard's estate from 1784 to 1803 by his executors Samuel Breese, William Malcom, and Aaron Burr. Bayard (1706-1784) was a resident of New York City. His estate included lands that were part of the New York City's "negro burying ground." After the African burial ground was closed in 1794, the land was partitioned and sold. The account book records the sale of these lots, including a description of how the land was partitioned and a "Distribution and Valuation" of the lots. The volume also contains accounts concerning the "Minisink lands, and lands part of the 5,000 acre tract near Ward's Bridge."
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 23168
.2 linear feet (1 volume)
Account book kept by Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, showing receipts and disbursements mainly at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Monticello, Virginia; and Washington, D.C., 1791-1803. Daily entries in daybook form concern...
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Account book kept by Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, showing receipts and disbursements mainly at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Monticello, Virginia; and Washington, D.C., 1791-1803. Daily entries in daybook form concern family accounts, household costs, money paid to servants, slave labor, farming matters, taxes, loans, traveling expenses, and money donated to charity, as well as income from salary and crops. Tables show quarterly or annual analyses of expenditures by category, with income. Notable content includes travel itineraries with expenses for a trip with James Madison from Philadelphia to New York and New England, returning via Long Island, 1791 May 17-June 19, and from Philadelphia to Monticello, 1791 September 2-12. Accounts are paginated (odd numbers only, p. 1-173, [174]), with index. The volume also includes a table of weather data at Philadelphia and Monticello, 1791-1794; a list of wines provided at Washington, 1801-1808; and an inserted sheet noting how long some casks of madeira lasted from receipt to consumption.
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Taunton Social Library (Taunton, Mass)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2951
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Record book of the Taunton Social Library, Taunton, Massachusetts, for the years 1837-1843. Includes library accounts, lists of books sent to the bindery, additions to the library, and lists of books borrowed by shareholders
Brown Brothers & Company
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 410
45 linear feet (176 v.)
Alexander Brown (1764-1834) emigrated from Ireland to Baltimore in 1800 and opened a dry goods business with which his four sons became associated. One son, John (1788-1872), opened a branch in Philadelphia in 1818 and expanded the business to...
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Alexander Brown (1764-1834) emigrated from Ireland to Baltimore in 1800 and opened a dry goods business with which his four sons became associated. One son, John (1788-1872), opened a branch in Philadelphia in 1818 and expanded the business to include foreign exchange transactions. Another son, James (1791-1877) established Brown Brothers & Co. in New York City in 1825 and eventually absorbed the other branches. In addition, Brown Brothers & Co. was associated with the English firm of Brown, Shipley & Co. which was run by another brother, William Brown (1784-1864). In the early 1830s James Brown sold the dry goods portion of the company and concentrated on banking and trade. Thereafter, Brown Brothers & Co. became one of the most successful American banking houses. A 1930 merger created the present firm of Brown Brothers, Harriman & Co. Collection consists of accounting records of Brown Brothers & Co. and its allied enterprise, Brown, Shipley & Co. Most of the records cover the years when James Brown was a partner and include journals, 1828-1853, and ledgers, 1825-1880. There are also journals, 1837-1880, for Brown, Shipley & Co. Other records include letter books, consignments, custom house entries, records of sales, and accounts of New Orleans and Havana offices of Brown, Shipley & Co.
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Ferguson family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol NYGB 18092
13.86 linear feet (33 boxes)
The Fergusons were an English family that settled in New York City beginning around 1802. The patriarch, Samuel Ferguson, was a prosperous merchant who established familial and commercial relationships with other wealthy and socially prominent New...
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The Fergusons were an English family that settled in New York City beginning around 1802. The patriarch, Samuel Ferguson, was a prosperous merchant who established familial and commercial relationships with other wealthy and socially prominent New York families, including the Walton, Morewood, Day, Ogden, Lyde, and Fisher families. The Ferguson family papers, 1727-1943, consist of 18th and 19th century correspondence, business records, financial and legal documents, diaries, and family miscellany of the Ferguson and allied families. Genealogical notes, charts, and clippings dating from the early- to mid-20th century reflect the research of Samuel Ferguson's great-granddaughter, Helen Ferguson on the family's history.
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Sincindiver, Jacob
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3598
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Account book (1845-1860) kept by Jacob Sincindiver for a general store in West Virginia, possibly in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry. Sales of whiskey, tobacco, brooms, butter, flour, shoes, and other merchandise are recorded
Ervin family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 942
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Account book kept by Thomas Ervin and Edwin J. Evin between 1833 and 1873 listing the labor costs of hewing timbers, logs, and rails; records of hauling, ploughing, harvesting, and butchering; personal accounts; prices of cattle and farm produce;...
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Account book kept by Thomas Ervin and Edwin J. Evin between 1833 and 1873 listing the labor costs of hewing timbers, logs, and rails; records of hauling, ploughing, harvesting, and butchering; personal accounts; prices of cattle and farm produce; and a copy of the Civil War song Brave Boys are They. Early entries are from Genessee [Genesee] County, New York; later entries from DeKalb [De Kalb] County, Illinois
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Nottnagel, Leopold, 1757?-1813
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 870
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Leopold Nottnagel and Charles Graff were the executors of the estate of Etienne Dutilh (1748-1810), a French-born Philadelphia merchant who later changed his name to Stephen. This estate and receipt book contains various bills, notes, receipts,...
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Leopold Nottnagel and Charles Graff were the executors of the estate of Etienne Dutilh (1748-1810), a French-born Philadelphia merchant who later changed his name to Stephen. This estate and receipt book contains various bills, notes, receipts, and other financial records concerning the Dutulh estate
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Weeks, James H., 1798-1879
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3480
1.47 linear feet (7 volumes)
James H. Weeks was a farmer in Millville, Suffolk County, New York. Account books kept by James H. Weeks between 1830 and 1852, with entries for the cutting, carting, and sale of wood; prices of various farm products; the costs of hardware, brick,...
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James H. Weeks was a farmer in Millville, Suffolk County, New York. Account books kept by James H. Weeks between 1830 and 1852, with entries for the cutting, carting, and sale of wood; prices of various farm products; the costs of hardware, brick, putty, paint and other materials used for farm buildings; and family household expenses
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McBride, James
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3516
1.26 linear feet (6 volumes)
Account books, day books, ledgers, and receipts kept by James McBride of New York
Webb, James
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3249
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
James Webb was a ship captain between at least 1801 and 1808. Joseph D. Hathaway was a merchant in Berkley, Massachusetts between at least 1820 and 1840. Account book used first by James Webb, then by Joseph D. Hathaway. Webb recorded accounts for...
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James Webb was a ship captain between at least 1801 and 1808. Joseph D. Hathaway was a merchant in Berkley, Massachusetts between at least 1820 and 1840. Account book used first by James Webb, then by Joseph D. Hathaway. Webb recorded accounts for the sloop Pheasant, schooner Concord, and brig Eliza Ann between 1801 and 1808 on voyages from Dighton, Massachusetts to the Carolinas and Jamaica. Hathaway later used the book to record accounts for his general merchandise business in Berkley between 1820 and 1840
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Morris, Gerard W
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2063
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
New York City resident Gerard W. Morris kept this receipt book from January 26, 1830, to February 12, 1853. Documented are his household expenditures and bills for building a home and settling law cases
Wolcott, Frederick Henry, b. 1808
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 6378
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Frederick Henry Wolcott was a merchant in New York. Account book of Frederick Henry Wolcott, containing records of personal and family expenses from 1844 January through 1851 October
Barrow, Lawrence
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 220
.42 linear feet (2 volumes)
Lawrence Barrow of New York City kept these two account books between June 1, 1841 and August 7, 1844, and November 3, 1841, and April 1, 1874. The first volume, bound with the Edmund Prior receipt book, contains entries documenting expenses for...
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Lawrence Barrow of New York City kept these two account books between June 1, 1841 and August 7, 1844, and November 3, 1841, and April 1, 1874. The first volume, bound with the Edmund Prior receipt book, contains entries documenting expenses for board and rent in New York and for building a house in Williamsburg, New York, along with other miscellaneous inserted receipts. The second volume, bound with the Byrd and Barrow Receipt Book, contains rent and wage receipts from New York City, Harts Village, and Dutchess County, New York
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Vinton, Lemuel, 1800-1872
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3173
1 linear foot (4 boxes)
Lemuel Vinton was a manufacturer, wholesale, and retail dealer in hats and caps for men and boys in Providence, Rhode Island from 1828 to 1872. This collection contains account books and statements of accounts received by Lemuel Vinton,...
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Lemuel Vinton was a manufacturer, wholesale, and retail dealer in hats and caps for men and boys in Providence, Rhode Island from 1828 to 1872. This collection contains account books and statements of accounts received by Lemuel Vinton, correspondence, bank books, a memorandum book, and printed circulars of hatters. Also included is an account book (1872-1874) from Vinton's son, Frederic A. Vinton
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Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene), 1824-1900
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3562
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Account book of Lucius Eugene Chittenden, attorney at law in Burlington, Vermont, primarily records of legal services rendered, 1843-1873. Also one page of accounts of Lyman & Chittenden, 1843-1847. Accounts include those of Russell Sage, Edward...
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Account book of Lucius Eugene Chittenden, attorney at law in Burlington, Vermont, primarily records of legal services rendered, 1843-1873. Also one page of accounts of Lyman & Chittenden, 1843-1847. Accounts include those of Russell Sage, Edward John Phelps, and the Champlain Steamboat Company. Also included in the account book are Chittenden's translations of Jacques Cartier's "First Voyage," and part of Hennepin's "Description of Louisiana," as well as notes from the proceedings of the Peace Conference in Washington, D.C., February 1861
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Eastmond, John, 1772-1856
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3503
.14 linear feet (1 volume, 1 folder)
John Eastmond (1772-1856) was a New York City businessman specializing in accounting and insurance. He was born in England and died in Middletown, New Jersey. The collection comprises John Eastmond's journal of personal and household accounts,...
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John Eastmond (1772-1856) was a New York City businessman specializing in accounting and insurance. He was born in England and died in Middletown, New Jersey. The collection comprises John Eastmond's journal of personal and household accounts, with some business entries, 1803-1807; his business letter book, 1827-1828; and a notebook, 1818-1848, documenting expenses and household clothing. A few letters are in shorthand. Volumes include transactions with the family of his first wife Susanna Thorne, and document his business connections with members of the Van den Heuvel family.
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Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 338
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
This account book of the actor Junius Brutus Booth contains entries made from March 1817 through June 1822. Booth recorded total receipts as well as his share of the profits for the plays in which he appeared, in various cities in the British...
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This account book of the actor Junius Brutus Booth contains entries made from March 1817 through June 1822. Booth recorded total receipts as well as his share of the profits for the plays in which he appeared, in various cities in the British Isles and the United States. Occasionally entries mention contemporary events
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King, Rufus, 1838-1924
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol NYGB 18162
4.83 linear feet (12 boxes)
Rufus King (1838-1924) was a banker by profession as well as a respected genealogist. The son of Rufus Sylvester and Phoebe Odell King, his New England ancestors included the revolutionary war veteran and New York State Senator Rufus King, after...
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Rufus King (1838-1924) was a banker by profession as well as a respected genealogist. The son of Rufus Sylvester and Phoebe Odell King, his New England ancestors included the revolutionary war veteran and New York State Senator Rufus King, after whom he was named. The Rufus King genealogical research papers consist primarily of the notes and correspondence generated and collected by King in the course of tracing his family's lineage, as well as an assortment of family papers dating from 1720 to 1866.
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Sackett, Russell
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2663
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Account book kept by Russell Sackett for his farm in Connecticut between 1808 and 1834. Includes records for the cost of labor (plowing, planting, threshing, butchering, mowing, chopping wood, digging potatoes, skinning cows, etc.) and costs of...
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Account book kept by Russell Sackett for his farm in Connecticut between 1808 and 1834. Includes records for the cost of labor (plowing, planting, threshing, butchering, mowing, chopping wood, digging potatoes, skinning cows, etc.) and costs of farm products (apples, potatoes, cider, vinegar, etc.). Book also includes genealogical data for the Sackett family and for the family of Mary Brass, who married Russell Sackett
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Swift, Reuben
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2936
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
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...
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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
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