Found 3 collections related to Merchants -- New York (State)

Leonard de Neufville was the son of merchant banker Jean (John) de Neufville, head of the firm of Jean de Neufville & Son in Amsterdam. The firm assisted the Continental Congress with financial transactions during the American Revolution. Leonard emigrated to the United States in 1783 and was later joined by his father, who attempted to obtain restitution for wartime losses. Leonard established glass works at Dowesburgh (Guilderland) near Albany, New York, in 1785. The collection consists of business letters to Leonard de Neufville at Albany, Philadelphia, and Charleston from New York merchant Robert Gilchrist and others, 1786-1789, and two receipts. Letters from Gilchrist to Leonard de Neufville concern de Neufville's financial difficulties, particularly with respect to the glass works at Albany. Receipts are for payment from Leonard de Neufville via Gilchrist signed by Isaac H. Levy, 1789; and for payment from John de Neufville, discharging debts of John de Neufville & Son, signed by Paschal N. Smith, 1790. less

Jonathan Lawrence (1737-1812) of Newtown, Queens County, Long Island was a New York City merchant, politician and militia officer. The Jonathan Lawrence papers, 1765-1810, contain letters written by Jonathan Lawrence, documents, and two account notebooks pertaining to the mercantile and shipping affairs of Lawrence and members of his family, 1779-1810, with two peripheral business letters, 1765-1766. Letters written by Lawrence comprise three letters to his partner at Lawrence & Tom in Dover, New York regarding shipments sent via the Hudson River, 1783-1784; a letter to Henry Livingston, 1788; and a letter to Captain Peter Hodgkinson, 1793. Documents consist of loose invoices and accounts for Jonathan Lawrence, Lawrence & Tom, and John Ireland, including customs documents for imports by Lawrence from St. Croix and St. Eustatius, 1783-1796 and undated; an order to deliver the brig Seaflower, 1787; and land conveyances by family members for property in Manhattan, 1806 and 1810. A notebook, dated 1779 at Fishkill, contains accounts with the unidentified writer's father and mother, and Thomas Fanning. A notebook for the brig Olive Branch, 1789, contains accounts for Jonathan Lawrence Jr. and Samuel Tibbals, both identified as captains, and others. less

Isaiah Townsend (1777-1838) and John Townsend (1783-1854) were merchants in Albany, N.Y. The brothers and their heirs, Franklin, Theodore and Rufus, were active in business and political developments of the day. Their business interests began and were concentrated in the iron trade but also included salt production, railroads, steamboats, real estate in New York and other states, banking, and insurance. Collection consists of correspondence, business, legal and land papers, and other materials that document the business activities of the Townsend family. Correspondence, 1799-1897, mainly concerns business interests but also contains references to political issues and family and personal matters. Business correspondence relates to orders for manufacture of parts, accounts, and purchase and sale of iron primarily in New York. Accounts, 1801-1896, are included for the various companies set up by the Townsend family and other companies in which they had shares and/or interests. These records consist of items such as bills, receipts, orders, notes and drafts, invoices, money and labor lists, weigher's returns, statements, and cancelled checks. Legal papers, 1805-1845, contain papers relating to debts, estate matters, land disputes, and receipts for family expenditures. Also, land papers, 1799-1854; insurance papers, 1821-1880; and miscellaneous papers, 1802-1902, which include a variety of business-related documents; a diary, 1840-1841, of Isaiah Townsend; lectures, 1860-1865, given by Howard Townsend; and mechanical drawings. less