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Morris & Ludlum letter and order book

Title
  1. Morris & Ludlum letter and order book, 1797-1825.
Author
  1. Morris & Ludlum, creator.

Collection information

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Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details.

Vol/datevolume 1FormatArchival MixAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 24326 volume 1Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

Details

Additional authors
  1. Ludlum, James, 1770-1834
Description
  1. .20 linear feet (1 volume).
Summary
  1. The mercantile firm of Morris & Ludlum (active 1790s) operated a hardware store on Water Street in New York City, and also engaged in potash production in Sussex County, New Jersey. The Morris & Ludlum letter and order book, 1797-1825, contains copied letters and orders written by the hardware business at New York, 1797-1799, to merchants in Great Britain and the southern United States. These include Perry & Hayes, suppliers of a large variety of hardware, and the pewterware firm of Robert Bush & Co., both located in Bristol, England. Other commodities mentioned include iron bars, potash, flaxseed, cotton, and otter skins. The volume was later used as a ledger by James Ludlum for his farming and milling activities at Sparta, New Jersey, including transactions in his role as an administrator of his brother Gabriel Ludlum's estate.
Subject
  1. Ludlam family
  2. Agriculture -- New Jersey -- Sussex County -- 19th century
  3. Hardware stores -- New York (State) -- New York -- 18th century
  4. Merchants -- New York (State) -- New York -- 18th century
  5. Great Britain -- Commerce -- United States
  6. New York (N.Y.) -- Commerce -- 18th century
  7. United States -- Commerce -- Great Britain
Genre/Form
  1. Account books.
  2. Letter books.
Call number
  1. MssCol 24326
Access (note)
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Source (note)
  1. Purchased from Mrs. Hugh Taylor (Susan M.) Lawrence, 2017
Author
  1. Morris & Ludlum, creator.
Title
  1. Morris & Ludlum letter and order book, 1797-1825.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Restricted access
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Source
  1. Purchased from Mrs. Hugh Taylor (Susan M.) Lawrence, 2017
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Occupation
  1. Farmers.
  2. Merchants.
  3. Millers.
Added author
  1. Ludlum, James, 1770-1834, creator.
Research call number
  1. MssCol 24326
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