| | 6 | Author: | Williams, John | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John Williams daybook and ledger, 1773-1774
| | | | Dates: | 1773-1774 | | | | Abstract: | John Williams's ledger and daybook record the business activities for this Lancaster County-based merchant. The ledger contains daily sales and purchases for 1773 and 1774. The accounts can provide insight into the consumption of residents of the Pennsylvania hinterland and the trade and business connections it had with Philadelphia and other ports. The daybook contains even more information. Entries record individuals, what they purchased, and at what price.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.657.W67 | | | | Extent: | 2 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Pennsylvania History | Trade | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | |
| 11 | Author: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Samuel Coates receipt book, 1804-1829
| | | | Dates: | 1804-1829 | | | | Abstract: | The Samuel Coates Collection consists largely of business records of Samuel Coates, a prominent Philadelphia merchant. Coates' large account book for 1803-1830 contains a range of financial transactions both personal and professional that may lend insight into business and trade in early nineteenth century Philadelphia. The collection also includes Coates' day book, which records day-to-day meetings, and two volumes of Coates' financial dealings with the Bank of North America between 1788 and 1798. Coates was he later elected a director of the Bank in 1800. In addition to Coates' own material there is an account book of Deborah Morris, which contains a very detailed will and probate records. The will describes in detail how and to whom her belongings should be distributed and is more detailed than most wills.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.C632 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Trade | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | |
| 17 | Author: | Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Francis Hopkinson notebook, 1784-1791
| | | | Dates: | 1784-1791 | | | | Abstract: | This volume contains a short record of Francis Hopkinson's expenses and other personal notes. Items mentioned include costs associated with horses, books purchased, and lots rented.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H768.1 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | |
| 19 | Author: | Mifflin, John F. (John Fishbourne), 1759-1813 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John F. (John Fishbourne) Mifflin receipt book, 1800-1813
| | | | Dates: | 1800-1813 | | | | Abstract: | The John Mifflin receipt book is a fairly straight forward collection. Mifflin had some involvement in financing the Pike Expedition, some record of which is in the transactions of the receipt book. He was also a prominent Philadelphian. As such, names of other prominent Philadelphians with whom he conducted business are recorded. The Mifflin receipt book is unusual in one respect. Occasionally, Mifflin provides hisotrical details on his property.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.M585 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | | | | Subjects: | Legal documents. | |
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