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

Title
Dry goods merchant account book (New York and New Jersey), 1758-1772.

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Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol NYGB 18226Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Additional Authors
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
Description
.92 linear foot (1 volume).
Summary
The collection consists of an account book from an unnamed merchant, 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.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Account books.
Access (note)
  • Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Source (note)
  • Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
  • Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
Provenance (note)
  • Presented to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society in 1944.
Call Number
MssCol NYGB 18226
OCLC
664263025
Title
Dry goods merchant account book (New York and New Jersey), 1758-1772.
Restricted Access
Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Account books collection, 1760-1936, bulk (1800-1900); Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
Provenance
Presented to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society in 1944.
Source
Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2008.
Occupation
Merchants New Jersey
Merchants New York (State)
Added Author
New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
Research Call Number
MssCol NYGB 18226
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