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- Creator
- Charlton, Richard, d. 1777
- Call number
- MssCol 3476
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- Richard Charlton account book, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Account book (1757-1786) of Episcopal clergyman Richard Charlton of New York, containing an inventory of Charlton's personal estate made by his heir, John Charlton. The inventory lists Charlton's slaves, household goods, bonds and other notes outstanding, and other property with names of buyers and amounts paid. This inventory is followed by a journal of receipts and expenditures made during the settlement of Charlton's estate
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Subjects
- Estate settlement costs -- New York (State)
- Personal property -- New York (State)
- Slavery -- New York (State)
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328
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