John Reynell daybook, 1731-1732

Mss.B.R33

Date: 1731-1732 | Size: 1 volume(s), 1 volume, 90 p.
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Abstract

This daybook records purchases and payments for sugar, tobacco, clothing, nails, and shipments of goods to the West Indies, by John Bard, Benjamin Franklin, Andrew Hamilton, Israel Pemberton, William Rawle, and Charles Read.

Background note

John Reynell was a Philadelphia merchant and banker. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1768.

Collection Information

Physical description

1 volume, 90 p.

Provenance

Presented by Seymour Adelman and accessioned, 1947 (86295).

Early American History Note

Although the John Reynell daybook is most often noted for its early reference to Benjamin Franklin, the content of this slender volume also provides insight into the economy of Philadelphia for this period. The daybook contains Reynell's financial records for 1731-1732. Reynell's business interests seem focused on the West Indies trade, and he records shipments and sales of sugar, indigo, and other goods to Philadelphians.

Indexing Terms


Family Name(s)

  • Hamilton, Andrew, -- d. 1741.

Genre(s)

  • Business Records and Accounts
  • Daybooks.

Personal Name(s)

  • Bard, John, 1716-1799
  • Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
  • Pemberton, Israel, 1715-1779
  • Rawle, William, 1759-1836
  • Read, Charles, 1715-1774
  • Reynell, John,1708-1784.

Subject(s)

  • Business and Skilled Trades
  • Commerce.
  • International Trade.
  • Merchants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
  • Philadelphia History
  • Trade


Detailed Inventory

 Reynell, John,1708-1784..
Day book
July 1, 1791- December 19, 1792 

D. t.p. 90[1]p. Mentions B. Franklin, p.89. The last date seems to be Dec.8, 1732. Presented by Seymour Adelman, Dec. 1947.