Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Joshua Gist Account Book

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0044
Creators:
Gist, Joshua (merchant)
Dates:
1769-1822.
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.15 Cubic feet
2 folders
Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Account book of Joshua Gist, Westminster, Maryland, and others,including general account for the purchase and transportation of agricultural products, lists of muster rolls for the Militia of Maryland, 1794-1798. Also, miscellaneous notes of financial obligations, 1769-1800; and a letter, 1798, concerning payment for construction of fortifications of New York Harbor.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by subject.
Administration
Author
Robert S. Harding
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Domestic Life in 1997 (NMAH Acc. 1997.3022).
Custodial History
Collection transferred from the Division of Domestic Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life) on, 4/13/83.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Robert Harding, 1983
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Joshua Gist Account Book & Related Materials, 1769-1822, 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
Correspondence -- 18th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Maryland Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Agricultural products Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts -- 19th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts -- 18th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Militia -- 1790-1800 -- Maryland Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fortification Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Military administrative -- 1790-1800 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New York (N.Y.) -- 18th century Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Muster rolls -- 18th century -- Maryland Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Account books -- 18th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Westminster (Md.) Geographic 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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