Found 6 collections related to Journals (accounts)

Daybook and journal of Robert Henderson, merchant of Glasgow, New York, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Accounts of general trade; lists of goods received from and consigned to merchants in Glasgow, New York, Philadelphia and other points along the Atlantic coast. Also includes some accounts with the West indies less

The James Hawxhurst papers include his journal and account book (1797-1851), in which he recorded events on his farms, probably in Flushing, Long Island and Cornwall, New York, and listed prices paid for various farm produce and services. Also included are several tax and other receipts, and deeds of property in Flushing and Oyster Bay, dated 1713-1815 less

These papers of the painter Thomas Sully consist of three volumes. One is a register of paintings he executed between 1801 and 1871, which includes a complete list of all miniatures, oil portraits, and other paintings. Another is a journal of Sully's activities in 1792-1793 and 1799-1846, including paintings executed by him, financial affairs, visitors he received, calls made, trips to England and France (1837-1838), annual "review of concerns," valuations of work done, and a financial statement. The third volume is a transcript of Sully's "Hints for Pictures," 1809-1871, which describes techniques for painting portraits, ingredients for colors, care and preservation of paintings, criticisms of other artists and explanations of their paintings and techniques less

The Van Cortlandt family were major New York landowners, politicians, and merchants from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The Van Cortlandt account books contain twelve volumes of accounts, ledgers, day books, and letter books compiling the business dealing of the family in the 18th and 19th centuries. The books offer insight into the family's mercantile dealings including the sugar and transatlantic slave trades. less