Dry goods merchant account book (New York and New Jersey)

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Extent

• .92 linear foot (1 volume).

Access Restrictions

Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Scope/Contents Note

The collection consists of an account book from an unnamedmerchant, who dealt in a variety of items such as Dutch lace, leather goods, vegetables, dry goods, and other sundries. Names recurring in the accounts include Mrs. [Charles Ward?] Apthorp; Nicholas, Samuel, and William Bayard; John, Oliver, Peter, and Stephen De Lancey; Captain Thomas Gamble; Leonard Lispenard; Abraham Lott; James Rivington; Col. [Beverly?] Robinson; Sir John St. Clair; Col. Roger Morris; and Capt. [Thomas?] Sowers. Locations of customers noted within the accounts include Westchester, New York; Amboy, New Jersey; and Manhattan.

Controlled Access Terms

• Dry-goods -- Accounting.
• Account books.
• Merchants -- New Jersey
• Merchants -- New York (State)

Additional Creator Names

• New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
• Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.