Byerley, Thomas
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2167
.04 linear foot (1 volume)
This customs account documents the Colony of New York's revenue (charges and discharges) from March to June 1704, signed by Thomas Byerley
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2701
19.79 linear feet (55 boxes, 17 volumes, 15 oversized folders)
Philip John Schuyler (1733-1804), a Revolutionary War general and statesman, was a prominent member of the landed aristocracy of New York State. The collection consists of correspondence, accounts, military records, land records, and other papers...
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Philip John Schuyler (1733-1804), a Revolutionary War general and statesman, was a prominent member of the landed aristocracy of New York State. The collection consists of correspondence, accounts, military records, land records, and other papers documenting Schuyler's military, political and business activities and, to a lesser extent, his family affairs. Correspondence, 1761-1804, is with military officers, members of the Continental Congress, committees of safety, and family, and concerns the conduct of the Revolutionary War in the Northern Department, 1775-1777, and political and personal matters. Indian papers, 1710-1797, contain Schuyler's papers as Commissioner of Indian Affairs in the Northern Department during the war and as agent of New York State. Canal papers, 1792-1803, include correspondence, diaries, reports, surveys, accounts, and other papers relating to the construction of canals in New York. His papers as Surveyor General of New York State, 1773-1788, and other public papers, circa 1775-1796, consist of correspondence, receipts, drafts of legislation and proposals, building plans, and other papers. Financial papers, 1711-1805, estate papers, 1752-1828, and land papers, 1705-1864, pertain to business activities and land holdings of Schuyler and family. Family papers, 1772-1851, contain correspondence and other papers of Schuyler family members. Military papers, 1775-1779, comprise Revolutionary War materials that were neither generated nor received directly by Schuyler.
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Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1144
.84 linear feet (2 boxes, 2 volumes, 1 other item)
The Gerry-Townsend family of Massachusetts included statesman Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814). The collection consists of correspondence of Elbridge Gerry, 1773-1814, and his son-in-law David S. Townsend, 1812-1846); legal papers and accounts of Eliza...
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The Gerry-Townsend family of Massachusetts included statesman Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814). The collection consists of correspondence of Elbridge Gerry, 1773-1814, and his son-in-law David S. Townsend, 1812-1846); legal papers and accounts of Eliza Gerry, administrator of Elbridge Gerry's estate; deeds, mortgages, and other land papers concerning lands owned by the Gerry and Townsend families in Boston; and diary, 1813, Elbridge Gerry, Jr. kept during a journey from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Washington, D.C. Includes letters relating to Gerry's mission to France, 1797-1798 (the XYZ Affair), and to national politics. Correspondents include John Adams, William Gordon, Gideon Granger, Thomas Jefferson, James Lovell, James Madison, W. Vans Murray, George Partridge, C.C. Pinckney, Samuel Osgood, Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., James Warren, James Wendell, and John Wendell.
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Gansevoort, Peter, 1749-1812
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 23873
2.07 linear feet (9 volumes)
Peter Gansevoort was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He took part in the invasion of Canada and commanded Fort Stanwix (renamed Fort Schuyler), defending it against a British attack in August of 1777. This...
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Peter Gansevoort was an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He took part in the invasion of Canada and commanded Fort Stanwix (renamed Fort Schuyler), defending it against a British attack in August of 1777. This selection from Peter Gansevoort, Jr.'s military papers, 1754-1818, document his career as an officer in the Albany militia and the Continental Army, as well as the commander of the United States Army's Northern Department. The bulk of the documents relate to Gansevoort's service as colonel in command of New York's 3rd Regiment during the Revolution. Subjects of note include intelligence, troop movements, the supply and arming of Continental forces, the siege at Fort Stanwix, the Saratoga Campaign, and the post-Revolution Western Frontier. Documents consist of correspondence, accounts, muster rolls, returns, commissions and commendations.
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Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 18708
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Will of Philip Minthorne, 1756 (typed transcript), and papers, 1778-1896, relating to the estates of Stephen Richards, Thomas Randall, Robert R. Randall, and others, as well as other documents relating to the background and proceedings of the case...
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Will of Philip Minthorne, 1756 (typed transcript), and papers, 1778-1896, relating to the estates of Stephen Richards, Thomas Randall, Robert R. Randall, and others, as well as other documents relating to the background and proceedings of the case of Stephen R. Brown vs. William Ricketts and George R. A. Ricketts involving New York City lands, including lands used to create and support Sailors' Snug Harbor
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Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 10653
.21 linear feet (1 box)
Collection consist predominantly of financial records relating to the personal investments of American astronomer Benjamin Apthorp Gould, including his business with the Whitehall Gas-light Company, including receipts, promissory notes, and...
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Collection consist predominantly of financial records relating to the personal investments of American astronomer Benjamin Apthorp Gould, including his business with the Whitehall Gas-light Company, including receipts, promissory notes, and financial statements. Very little correspondence is present, and only one letter to William Cranch Bond dating from 1855 addresses his work in the field of astronomy.
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Rogers, Robert, 1731-1795
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3836
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Robert Rogers (1731-1795), American Loyalist and frontiersman, served in the British army during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, and commanded Rogers' Rangers. The papers include a letter of license to fur trader John Askin...
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Robert Rogers (1731-1795), American Loyalist and frontiersman, served in the British army during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, and commanded Rogers' Rangers. The papers include a letter of license to fur trader John Askin (1739-1815), with whom Rogers was involved in a business venture, to transact business without molestation by his creditors for twelve months; a permit to suttlers Askin (here, Erskine) and Gordon to pass with refreshments for Rogers' troops; a 1760 letter to Capt. Abraham Douw from Paul Burbeen discussing, among other matters, the success of Rogers' tour; an account of sundry merchandise shipped from Niagara to Detroit in October, 1760; and a document signed by Rogers granting power of attorney to John Askin.
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Hancock, John, 1737-1793
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4434
.2 linear feet (1 folder)
Collection consists of correspondence, speeches, and documents signed by Hancock in his capacity as president of the Continental Congress and governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Letters are largely outgoing and most pertain to his...
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Collection consists of correspondence, speeches, and documents signed by Hancock in his capacity as president of the Continental Congress and governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Letters are largely outgoing and most pertain to his official duties in the Continental Congress, including several letters to Col. Jeremiah Powell in the days leading up to the Battle of Rhode Island, expressing great distress at the desertion of the French fleet under Admiral d'Estaing. Several bills and accounts dating between 1753 and 1771 relate to the building and fitting out of ships for Hancock during his mercantile career. One oversize folder contains a letter dated October 17th, 1777 pertaining to an order to send more clothes to the troops, and references enclosures from General Washington so convincing that the Assembly would see that "the troops are in the greatest distress, and likely to suffer still more from the indemnity of the approaching season," though the enclosures are not present
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Stevens, Benjamin, 1754-1838
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4632
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Papers relating to the service of Benjamin Stevens, Assistant Commissary of Issues, during the Revolutionary War, mainly at Fishkill, New York. Includes correspondence, accounts of supplies, copies of orders from the Commissary-General, etc.,...
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Papers relating to the service of Benjamin Stevens, Assistant Commissary of Issues, during the Revolutionary War, mainly at Fishkill, New York. Includes correspondence, accounts of supplies, copies of orders from the Commissary-General, etc., dating from 1778 to 1785. Also present are letters by and relating to various members of the Stevens family, 1811 to 1846, discussing family matters and local news such as weddings, births, and funerals.
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MacGregor, Coll, -1801
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3517
.21 linear feet (1 box)
Collin MacGregor (died 1801), known as Coll MacGregor, was a Scottish New York City merchant acting on behalf of Loyalist or British businessmen in Nova Scotia, Great Britain and elsewhere. The collection consists of letterbooks dated 1783-1784,...
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Collin MacGregor (died 1801), known as Coll MacGregor, was a Scottish New York City merchant acting on behalf of Loyalist or British businessmen in Nova Scotia, Great Britain and elsewhere. The collection consists of letterbooks dated 1783-1784, 1786-1789, and 1793-1794 (six volumes); and a priced inventory of goods shipped to and by MacGregor, 1785 (one volume). The letterbook for 1783-1784 includes accounts for 1782-1783, and a ledger sheet for 1791-1792 is also present. Letters are written chiefly to his principal clients, dated predominantly as follows: John Mackenzie, 1783-1784; Neil Jamieson, 1786-1789; and James R. Miller (Miller, Hart & Co.), 1793-1794. He also acted for Shedden, Patrick & Co. Business dealings include an early dry goods venture in Albany, management of investments and debt collection, land speculation in New York State, and disposal of cargoes, including tobacco from his clients' businesses in Virginia. Legal consultations with Alexander Hamilton and the financial affairs of Robert Morris are sometimes noted. MacGregor's letters also describe the impact of political affairs on business, from the aftermath of the British Evacuation of 1783 to the U.S. Constitution, 1787-1789, and the embargo of 1794. A few pages are missing from the letterbooks.
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Lawrence, Jonathan, 1737-1812
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 24496
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
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...
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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.
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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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Great Britain. Army. Lincolnshire Regiment
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2449
.02 linear feet (1 volume)
Statement of account (4 pages) of the British Army's garrison at Fort Niagara with trader Edward Pollard from 1773 December 25 to 1774 July 8, for sundries furnished to Indians, and the services of an interpreter and a blacksmith. Lieutenant...
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Statement of account (4 pages) of the British Army's garrison at Fort Niagara with trader Edward Pollard from 1773 December 25 to 1774 July 8, for sundries furnished to Indians, and the services of an interpreter and a blacksmith. Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith of the 10th Regiment of Foot commanded the garrison and its dependencies. Sundries consisted of rum, tobacco and pipes, blankets, clothing, paint, knives, flints, and ammunition, often provided to groups of Native Americans upon their departure from the Fort. Those recorded include Caughnawagas, Cayugas, Chippewas, Hurons, Kickapoos, Mississaugas, Oneidas, Onondagas, Ottawas, Senecas, Tuscaroras, and Indians from Detroit and the Ohio Country. The document bears instructions from Smith to Francis Hutchinson, secretary to General Haldimand in New York, for payment to Edward Pollard; Pollard’s signature; and an endorsement by Anthony Farrington acknowledging receipt from Gabriel Maturin by order of General Thomas Gage, dated Boston, 1774 August 31.
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Philipps, Richard
Manuscripts and Archives Division
.15 linear feet (1 v.)
Collection consists of sixteen leaves of subsistence accounts submitted by Governor Richard Philipps.
S. Thurston (Brig)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 392
.06 linear feet (1 volume)
The S. Thurston was a brig based in Boston, Massachusetts. This collection consists of expense accounts of its voyages from Boston, Bangor (Maine) and New York to the West Indies and South America, listing the costs of equipment, services, and...
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The S. Thurston was a brig based in Boston, Massachusetts. This collection consists of expense accounts of its voyages from Boston, Bangor (Maine) and New York to the West Indies and South America, listing the costs of equipment, services, and supplies, and dates from 1853-1856. At the beginning of the volume is one leaf containing accounts of the bark "Brunett" at Philadelphia. The volume also contains household expense accounts dated November 20, 1862 through October 1869 from somewhere in the vicinity of Bucksport, Maine
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Crocker, Samuel, b. 1772
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 694
2 boxes
Samuel Crocker was a merchant and cotton manufacturer of Taunton, Mass. Papers include his letters, 1809-1836; accounts, 1802-1808; land papers concerning property in Bristol County, Mass.; papers from public offices held at the town, county and...
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Samuel Crocker was a merchant and cotton manufacturer of Taunton, Mass. Papers include his letters, 1809-1836; accounts, 1802-1808; land papers concerning property in Bristol County, Mass.; papers from public offices held at the town, county and state levels, 1801-1823; accounts of his firm Crocker and Richmond, 1831-1847; and a sermon by his father, Rev. Josiah Crocker. Also, papers of his son, Samuel Leonard Crocker, regarding Thomas Coram, and St. Thomas Church, Taunton, Mass.; and accounts of his son-in-law Samuel Bass King, 1847-1856.
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Eells, Jeremiah B
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 906
.04 linear feet (1 volume)
Diary kept while imprisoned in a sugar house prison, New York City, from March 14 to November 24, 1777. Describes trip from Huntington, L.I. to New York City; prison life; work, illnesses, etc. Also includes miscellaneous army and mercantile...
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Diary kept while imprisoned in a sugar house prison, New York City, from March 14 to November 24, 1777. Describes trip from Huntington, L.I. to New York City; prison life; work, illnesses, etc. Also includes miscellaneous army and mercantile accounts, 1776-1781
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Denver, James William, 1817-1892
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 773
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Diary of a journey across the plains from Fort Leavenworth, dated May 20 to September 5, 1850. Also included are personal expense accounts, 1847-1850
Lhévinne, Josef, 1874-1944
Music Division | JOB 91-22
6 items
Josef Lhévinne was a Russian pianist who lived in the United States after 1919. Lists of receipts for concert tours, in North America, 1908-1910, and in Europe, 1920 and 1922 ; and accounts of transactions with Steinway & Sons, which sponsored the...
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Josef Lhévinne was a Russian pianist who lived in the United States after 1919. Lists of receipts for concert tours, in North America, 1908-1910, and in Europe, 1920 and 1922 ; and accounts of transactions with Steinway & Sons, which sponsored the tours.
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Sawyer, Ebenezer
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2684
.04 linear feet (1 volume)
Diary, June 8, 1778 to April 6, 1779, kept on a march from a point forty miles from Berwick, Maine, to Fishkill and West Point, New York, passing through Newmarket, N. H.; Haverhill, Concord, Worcester, and Springfield, Mass.; Simsbury and Kent,...
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Diary, June 8, 1778 to April 6, 1779, kept on a march from a point forty miles from Berwick, Maine, to Fishkill and West Point, New York, passing through Newmarket, N. H.; Haverhill, Concord, Worcester, and Springfield, Mass.; Simsbury and Kent, Conn. Brief entries for weather, illness, guard duty, etc. Returned via Hartford and Boston. Also shoemaking and merchandise accounts, 1779-1780
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Beverley, William, 1696-1756
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 283
1 box
Virginia planter and political figure. Papers of William Beverley, 1737-1748 include letter book (1737-1744), account book (1737-1745), tenant accounts (1742), accounts (1743), rents due (1748), deeds, wills, etc.
Seymour, Edward, Sir, 1633-1708
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2729
.17 linear feet (1 volume)
This account dates from December 31, 1677 through December 31, 1678
Anne (Ship : 1807-1848)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 107
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
The ship Anne was owned by merchant, politician and slave trader James DeWolf (1764-1837) of Bristol, Rhode Island, and his partners. It was built in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1807 and sold in 1848. In December 1837 the ship embarked on a...
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The ship Anne was owned by merchant, politician and slave trader James DeWolf (1764-1837) of Bristol, Rhode Island, and his partners. It was built in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1807 and sold in 1848. In December 1837 the ship embarked on a whaling voyage to the Pacific, returning in June 1840. The collection (93 items) comprises receipted invoices, notes, and bills of lading, 1837-1839, relating to the refitting and supply of the ship Anne for a whaling voyage. Invoices are addressed to James DeWolf (spelled D'Wolf) and his estate, Ship Anne and owners, and agent Byron Diman. Charges date roughly from April to late December, 1837, the month of DeWolf's death; payment notes and other items date to 1839. Included are invoices for boarding and clothing for the crew, giving individual names. Some large purchases are apportioned to other ships owned by DeWolf
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Briggs, Alanson T
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 393
1 box
New York City cooper. Bills and accounts, 1858-1867, of Alanson T. Briggs, dealer in barrels and casks, at 64 Rutgers Street, New York, N.Y.
Hagner, Alexander Burton, 1826-1915
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1279
1 box
Attorney and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia from 1879 to 1903. Papers consist of legal correspondence of Alexander B. Hagner of the law firm Randall & Hagner, Annapolis, Md.; a few family letters, 1852-1878; his...
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Attorney and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia from 1879 to 1903. Papers consist of legal correspondence of Alexander B. Hagner of the law firm Randall & Hagner, Annapolis, Md.; a few family letters, 1852-1878; his argument in the case of Howard v. Bruce, 22 October 1868; and accounts, 1873-1874.
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Carroll, Charles, 1723-1783
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4164
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, or Charles Carroll III, (1737-1832) served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as first United States Senator for Maryland. The papers consists of material relating chiefly to Carroll's business...
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton, or Charles Carroll III, (1737-1832) served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as first United States Senator for Maryland. The papers consists of material relating chiefly to Carroll's business endeavors, including outgoing correspondence, a copy of his will, and a bill of sale for a slave. Also included are bills and accounts, and a shelf list of Carroll's personal library
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Cock, Elijah
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4212
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
The papers of Elijah Cock, merchant of New York City, and of his sons George, John, and Townsend Cock, including land papers, bonds, notes, contracts, accounts, and the will of Elijah Cock
Scovel, Noah, 1759-1821
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2709
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Noah Scovel (1759-1821) and his son Noah Scovel, Jr. (b. 1781), were merchants of Saybrook, Connecticut, and New York City. Noah Scovel's papers include letters, accounts, receipts, invoices, sailing orders to Captain Isaiah Pratt of the brig...
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Noah Scovel (1759-1821) and his son Noah Scovel, Jr. (b. 1781), were merchants of Saybrook, Connecticut, and New York City. Noah Scovel's papers include letters, accounts, receipts, invoices, sailing orders to Captain Isaiah Pratt of the brig "Peggy," and lists of prices of goods relative to the trade with England, France, Barbados, British Guyana, and Cuba. His son's papers include letters and papers relating to the New-York Dry Dock Company, of which he was a founder
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