Found 49 collections related to Account books

Charles E. Pierce (1842-1907), a farmer from Oneida County, New York, served as a private in Company I of the 146th New York Infantry from 1862 to 1865 during the American Civil War. The Charles E. Pierce cash book, 1853-1879, contains a narrative of his capture at the Battle of the Wilderness in May 1864 and imprisonment at Andersonville, Georgia and Florence, South Carolina; records kept at Camp Parole Hospital, most likely by W. L. Cooper and Pierce as chief ward masters, 1865; Pierce's post-war cash accounts, and his genealogical notes. The volume was previously used by the mercantile firm of Orme, Wilson & Co. of Loudon, Tennessee, and individually by its partner R. T. Wilson, 1853-1863. The volume is accompanied by a letter written by Pierce at Camp Parole to his mother, 1865 May 21; a form letter from a veterans' association dated 188-; his admission ticket to the Soldiers' Reading Room in Philadelphia, and a few clippings relating to the Civil War. less

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. less

Hannah R. Newton (1840-1905) ran an oyster house at 268 Sixth Avenue, corner of 17th Street, New York City, from approximately the late 1870s to the mid-1890s, as listed in City street directories. Her husband, Richard W. Newton (1834-1907), an oyster dealer, also farmed in Ronkonkoma, Long Island. The collection consists of a ledger recording accounts with suppliers of clams, oysters, meat and other provisions in Manhattan and on Long Island; customers' tabs for meals; and cash expenditures. Brief journal entries on the end fly-leaf note the weather, crops farmed, life events of neighbors, and news items, mostly at Ronkonkoma. The volume includes a name index with addresses. Also present are two undated albumen photographs mounted on boards, one showing the exterior of H. R. Newton's Oyster House, the other showing the front of an oyster supplier's store, each with two men standing in front. A loose letter from M. A. Metzner of Brooklyn to Richard Newton at Ronkonkoma dated November 6, 1894 asks Newton to look after some pasture land for him. less

Edward Livingston (1834-1906) was a member of a socially prominent New York family and a businessman involved in the importation and sale of railroad materials. The Edward Livingston papers (1850s-1920s) contain personal and business records from Livingston, his siblings, and his children. less

Henry S. Leszynsky (1822-1902), born to a Jewish family in Goslin, Prussia (now Murowana Goślina, Poland), was a New York City wine and liquor merchant. Established as a dry goods merchant in Manhattan by 1850, he married Amelia H. Godfrey (1833-1912) in 1852. Leszynsky soon prospered as a dealer in wines and liquors, and was able to continue in the trade after bankruptcy in 1869. He and his family resided in Manhattan. The collection consists of one volume, the bulk of the content comprising personal and business cash book entries for Manhattan merchant Henry S. Leszynsky, 1867-1869 (pages 2-147). The volume also contains corporate minutes documenting the formation of the Bay Ridge Steamship Construction Company, 1883-1884 (pages 160-201). The Company was incorporated in March, 1883, to build and repair ships at a shipyard to be located in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The remainder of the 721-page volume is blank; there is no apparent connection between the two sets of records. less

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. less

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. less

Ichabod Meeker, a native of Fairfield, Connecticut, was a farmer who settled in Catherine, New York. Account book kept by Ichabod Meeker from 1773 to 1834, containing a 1788 entry from Fairfield and an 1802 entry from Catherine. Elijah Meeker also used this account book from 1841 to 1863 less

Royal Arch Masonry denotes the first part of the York Rite system of Masonic degrees as conferred in the United States. Every state has its own Grand Chapter, which performs administrative functions for its subordinate chapters. The account books of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, which were maintained by Grand Secretary Christopher G. Fox, list members of New York State chapters, dues paid each year, and the names and addresses of chapter secretaries less

Gustav Scholer (1851-1928) was a German-American physician who served as coroner of New York City. He worked for various hospitals, held public health positions, served as a contract surgeon in the U.S. Army in World War I, was examining surgeon for the U.S. Bureau of Pensions, and was active in German-American and civic organizations. Collection consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, medical records, writings, photographs, and printed matter documenting Scholer's work as a physician and his participation in German-American societies. Correspondence includes letters written to and by Scholer in his capacity as coroner and as manager of Manhattan State Hospital (Manhattan Psychiatric Center on Ward's Island); others relate to his organizational activities and his efforts to aid Germans and Austrians during World War I. Medical records are from the New York Coroner's Office, Manhattan State Hospital, and U.S. Bureau of Pensions. Other medical records and papers contain birth and death certificates, Scholer's teaching notes and prescription records. His membership papers include correspondence and materials pertaining to New York Turn Verein, Arion Society and other organizations. Also, writings of Scholer and Dr. Joseph B. Mauch; photographs of disasters, such as the General Slocum Steamship disaster, that Scholer attended as coroner; and printed ephemera. less

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 less

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. less

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 less

This volume contains the payroll lists of the Democratic Republican General Committee. Finance Committee (New York, N.Y.). Entries provide names, salaries, amounts assessed, and amounts paid for political funds for federal, state, and city office holders and contractors in the New York City region (1859 and 1963). less

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 less

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 less

The Clarence Day Papers document the literary career, business activity, personal life and family background of the author and illustrator. The papers include personal and professional correspondence; notebooks, manuscripts, typescripts, galley proofs and publication tearsheets; business and financial records; family papers; news clippings and literary reference files; school and college records; drawings, photographs and artifacts. Correspondents include Helen Dore Boylston, Henry Canby, Paul De Kruif, Francis Hackett, Learned Hand, Carl Hovey, Albert G. Keller, Troy Kinney, Sonya Levien, Rose Wilder Lane, Alice Duer Miller, Elsie Clews Parsons, William Lyon Phelps, Harold Ross, Miriam Finn Scott, Upton Sinclair, Signe Toksvig, E. B. White and Katharine White. The Clarence Day Papers are an important resource for the study of American magazine literature during the 1910s-1930s, and provide essential background information regarding Day's most popular and enduring work, Life With Father. less