- Creator
- Randolph, Benjamin, . 1791
- Call number
- MssCol 3550
- Language
- Materials in English
- Preferred Citation
Benjamin Randolph ledger, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
The ledger consists of monies owed to Randolph and the date and method of payment. Little detail on what was sold or work performed is given. Many prominent Philadelphians are mentioned in the volume. Bills reveal that Randolph sold a desk and bookcase to George Croghan in 1766, chairs and tables in 1768, and a gilded looking glass to Levi Hollingsworth. Ledger contains accounts under the names of William Shippen, Jr., Willing & Morris, Richard Bache, Joseph Galloway, Clement Biddle, Benjamin Harrison, Library Company of Philadelphia, Richard Peters, George Washington, Thomas Jerffreison [sic], Committee of Safety, Joseph Reed, and others
Administrative information
Custodial history
Index courtesy of Winterthur Library, Winterthur, DE
Key terms
Names
- Bache, Richard, 1784-1848
- Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814
- Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
- Peters, Richard, 1743-1828
- Randolph, Benjamin, . 1791
- Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785
- Shippen, William, 1736?-1808
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Library Company of Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania. Committee of Safety
- Willing & Morris (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subjects
- Accounts -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century
- Furniture industry and trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Merchants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century
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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