Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Polly Salmon Account Book

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0040
Creators:
Salmon, Polly (merchant)
Dates:
1785-1787
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.15 Cubic feet
1 volume
Repository:
This collection consists of one volume.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Manuscript account book documenting payments to other individuals. 21 pp.; remainder blank. Money recorded in English currency.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Boston storekeeper.

Administration

Author
Robert Harding
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Goodspeed's Book Shop, Inc., August 19, 1960.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Robert Harding, 1983
Custodial History
Collection transferred from the Division of Domestic Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life) on, 4/13/83. Associated catalog no. 61.1040.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Polly Salmon Account Book, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Boston (Mass.) -- 18th century Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts -- 18th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Account books -- 18th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Merchants -- 18th century -- Boston (Mass.) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Domestic Life Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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