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1	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

2	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

3	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.

4	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.

5	Author:	Stockton, William T.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William T. Stockton notebook, 1813-1817
	Dates:	1813-1817
	Abstract:	Williams Stockton was involved in the Farmer and Mechanics Bank in Philadelphia during the early nineteenth century. This volume contains some records of this financial institution. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.St66
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts

6	Author:	Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Anthony Wayne receipt book, 1785-1792
	Dates:	1785-1792
	Abstract:	This receipt book contains a wide range of financial transactions Anthony Wayne made from 1785-1792. Most of the transactions record payments Wayne made to others. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.W36r
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts

7	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

8	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.

9	Author:	Warner, Joseph.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Joseph Warner cashbooks, 1833-1836, 1849-1859
	Dates:	1833-1859
	Abstract:	These two volumes contain a range of Joseph Warner's financial transactions, including loans, purchases, and payments. There are loose receipts and other documents within each volume, including a copy of a Library Company share from 1835. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.W244
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Institutional Records

10	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Stock certificates, [ca. 1840-1900]
	Dates:	Circa 1840-1900
	Abstract:	This collection contains 121 stock and bond certificates for companies, most of which are railroad companies. The bonds are notable for having engraved depictions of locomotives on them. There is also at least one that is signed by Cornelius Vanderbilt. The majority of the certificates date to the late-nineteenth century. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.385.St6
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades
	Genre:	Art \| Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Bonds -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. \| Railroad companies. \| Stock certificates.

11	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.

12	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.

13	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.

14	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

15	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

16	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

17	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

18	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.

19	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.

20	Author:	Mifflin family.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Mifflin family papers, 1772-1851
	Dates:	1772-1851
	Abstract:	The Mifflin Family Papers consists of various documents relating to property the family owned and estates of descendants. The deed collection includes some that represent the estate of the Penn family. Also included in the collection is a plan for the Susquehanna and Tioga Turnpike. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M586.f
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Land and Speculation
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Legal Records

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