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1	Author:	The Virginia Gazette.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Virginia Gazette daybooks
	Dates:	1750-1766
	Abstract:	These photocopies of the daybooks of the Virginia Gazette from 1750-1752 and 1764-1766 complement the Royale Collection. They provide a small window into the workings of printers in Virginia. This volume contains information on circulation, costs, and other aspects of the business side of the newspaper business. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.071.V81d
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Colony and State Specific History \| Printing and Publishing
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts

2	Author:	Binny, Archibald, 1762-1838	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Binny & Ronaldson ledgers, 1796-1798, 1798-1800, 1800-1801
	Dates:	1796-1801
	Abstract:	These three volumes contain the business records of the Binny and Ronaldson type foundry that operated in Philadelphia for the years 1796-1801. Archibald Binny and James Ronaldson established the first type foundry in America in 1796. Binny was trained and worked in Scotland as a punchcutter before setting off for Philadelphia in 1796. There he met a fellow Scot, James Ronaldson, who provided the business background to launch the firm. Binny and Ronaldson printed the first dollar marks in 1797 and in 1806 purchased the remnants of Benjamin Franklin's press operations. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.655.21.B51
	Extent:	3 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Philadelphia History \| Printing and Publishing
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Printing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. \| Type and type-founding -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

3	Author:	Haines & Twells.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Haines & Twells, account book, 1767-1770
	Dates:	1767-1770
	Abstract:	Summary(s) of Collection: The Haines and Twells collection consists of a single, large, bound folio volume that recorded the business transactions of Haines and Twelles, large brewers in Philadelphia, between 1767 and 1770. The account books contain the names of their customers and the orders they received, lending insight into the business behind brewing and the consumption of beer in the city. The account books have been analyzed for profitability by Peter Thompson in Rum Punch and Revolution. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.657.H11
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Philadelphia History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Brewing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Accounting.

4	Author:	Muir, James,of Philadelphia.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	James Muir ledger, 1782-1795
	Dates:	1782-1795
	Abstract:	This is a photocopy of James Muir's ledger book from 1782-1789. There are some additional records that go up to 1795. Muir was a bookbinder in Philadelphia. The original volume is at the HSP. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.657.M88
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Philadelphia History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Book industries and trade -- Pennsylvania.

5	Author:	Shippen, Joseph,1706-1793.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Joseph Shippen waste book, 1749-1750
	Dates:	1749-1750
	Abstract:	This volume contains a range of business transactions relating to Joseph Shippen's business as a Philadelphia merchant. The volume, dated 1749-1750, records the name of a customer, what was purchased, and its price. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.657.Sh6
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Trade
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts

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. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.657.W67
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Pennsylvania History \| Trade
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts

7	Author:	Winner, James,fl. 1854.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	James Winner daybook, 1854-1855
	Dates:	1854-1855
	Abstract:	This daybook for the firm Winner and Barrows records the sales for this Philadelphia-based machinist shop. The volume also contains information on production, such as the time certain orders took to complete and subsequent charges. There are some interesting ship designs from the early 1900s in the back of the book. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.671.3.W72
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Machine shops -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

8	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	North American Land Company ledger, 1795-1805
	Dates:	1795-1805
	Abstract:	This large bound contains a few records of stock sales and transfers for the North American Land Company, which had Robert Morris as one of its main investors. Interestingly, John Fries, leader of Fries Rebellion in Northampton County, purchased shares in 1795. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.973.N75
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Land and Speculation
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Land companies -- Pennsylvania. \| Land speculation \| Real estate investment.

9	Author:	Legaux, Peter, 1748-1827	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Journal of the Vine Company of Pennsylvania
	Dates:	1803-1827
	Abstract:	This journal details Peter Legaux's attempt to create an American vineyard. The MOLE description contains a wealth of information about the journal, the vineyard's undertaking, and the APS's involvement with it. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.8.L52
	Extent:	4 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Natural history
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Grapes \| Meteorology -- Pennsylvania -- Observations \| Viticulture -- Pennsylvania \| Weather

10	Author:	Aitken, Jane, 1764-1832	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Jane Aitken Papers
	Dates:	1784-1814
	Abstract:	This collection consists of Aitken family papers and correspondence. The bulk of the collection relates to Jane Aitken's life and dates from 1800 to 1814, the height of Jane Aitken's business career. Much of the correspondence is between Aitken and John Vaughan, a wealthy Philadelphia merchant who served as Jane's investor and benefactor when she fell on hard times. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Ai9
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Philadelphia History \| Printing and Publishing \| Women's History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	American Philosophical Society \| Bookbinding \| Finance, Personal \| Printers -- Pennsylvania -- History \| Printing -- Pennsylvania -- History \| Women Printers

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. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.C632
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Trade
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts

12	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Coates family. Account books, etc., 1678-1817
	Dates:	1678-1817
	Abstract:	The Coates Family Collection contains a variety of documents pertaining to this prominent Philadelphia family. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.C632.1
	Extent:	6 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Law \| Philadelphia History \| Trade
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts

13	Author:	Fenton, John F.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	John F. Fenton Day Books
	Dates:	1829-1844
	Abstract:	The John Fenton Collection consists of daybooks for Fenton's business as a wheelwright. The books contain records of clients, prices charged, and costs for goods and labor for the years 1830-1844. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F351
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Carriage and wagon making -- Pennsylvania -- Bucks County \| Wheelwrights -- Pennsylvania -- Bucks County

14	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Parker Foulke account book, 1767-1775
	Dates:	1767-1775
	Abstract:	The account book of William Foulke contains various transactions from 1767 to 1775. The large book contains names of customers with services rendered and costs listed. Fouke appears to have been based out of Philadelphia. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F826.1
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Philadelphia History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts

15	Author:	Fox, George, 1759-1828	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Temple Franklin-George Fox Collection
	Dates:	1791-1800
	Abstract:	This collection of correspondence complements the much larger collection of William Temple Franklin Correspondence and the records and correspondence of George Fox, Franklin's business agent and executor. This collection contains a series of letters from William Temple Franklin to George Fox that begins in the 1791 when W.T. Franklin was in London and ends in 1800. Most of the letters deal with Franklin's business, especially his land speculations. There are two documents from Goveneur Morris that deal with business. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F86f
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Land and Speculation \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Real property -- Pennsylvania \| Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

16	Author:	Hall & Sellers	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Hall & Sellers shop book, 1767-1769
	Dates:	1767-1769
	Abstract:	This single volume records the daily sales of Hall and Sellers from 1767 to 1769. Records include single sales to individuals along with bulk sales to booksellers, some that came from Baltimore and Lancaster. This account book along with the David Hall collection provides a picture of the business history of this prominent Philadelphia printing house. The collection is one of many at the APS that chronicles the early history of the printing industry in Philadelphia. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.H142
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Printing and Publishing
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Stationery trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Accounting.

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. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.H768.1
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts

18	Author:	Jacobs, Benjamin.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Jacobs receipt book, 1761-1774
	Dates:	1761-1774
	Abstract:	The Benjamin Jacobs Collection contains a single bound, pocket-sized book that records a variety of financial transactions of this prominent Philadelphian businessman. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.J156
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Forge shops -- Equipment and supplies.

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. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M585
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Legal documents.

20	Author:	Reynell, John,1708-1784.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	John Reynell daybook, 1731-1732
	Dates:	1731-1732
	Abstract:	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. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.R33
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| International Trade. \| Philadelphia History \| Trade
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Commerce. \| Merchants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

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