James Rumsey Bill

Summary

Collection ID:: NMAH.AC.0087
Creators:: Hartshorne, William, fl. 1780s
Rumsey, James, 1743-1792 (machinist, inventor)
Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI).
Dates:: 1786.
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 1 Item
Repository:: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Scope and Contents

A bill, June 21, 1786, from William Hartshorne and Company to James Rumsey for Potomac Company, regarding rum, gunpowder, blanketing, and hats. A bill or a receipt? It's signed by Rumsey.

Administration

Processing Information

Collection processed by Robert Harding, 1986

Author

Robert S. Harding

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation

James Rumsey Bill, 1786, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Washington, DC

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.

Ownership and Custodial History

Transferred from the Division of Domestic Life, 1984/02/03.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Commerce -- 1780-1800	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Domestic Life, Division of (NMAH, SI).	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
William Hartshorne and Company	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Potomac Company.	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

Repository Contact

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

P.O. Box 37012

Suite 1100, MRC 601

Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

archivescenter@si.edu

http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives