Manuscript Account Book
Account book of an unidentified merchant living in an unknown location; includes entries for dry goods and other items purchased and sold.
Polly Salmon Account Book
This collection consists of one volume.
Daniel M. Leland Account Book
This collection consists of one account book.
Joshua Gist Account Book and Related Materials
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.
Alexander Smith Account and Letter Book
Correspondence of Alexander Smith, a merchant living in Alexandria, Virginia, correspondence consists of copies of his letters to other merchants. Of particular interest is a letter dated 1796 November 9, from Smith to George Washington concerning Smith's loan repayment.
Roy C. Kulp Collection of Account Books
Kulp, Roy C.
Thirty-nine account books of farmers, store owners, and artisans living in Pennsylvania, 1755-1904. The books mainly record daily transactions with customers or suppliers and are handwritten in varying conditions of legibility and preservation.
Ramsay Family Papers
An extensive range of papers relating to the Ramsay family of Alexandria, Virginia.
Thomas Evance Receipt Book
Evance, Thomas, -1777
A book of receipts for payments made by Thomas Evance to various individuals for purchases and payment of debts. Items listed include: A Mahogany Bedstead A dark Bay Horse 64 1/2 l (?) Loaf Sugar House Rent Rum Mahogany Table and Silver punch ladle Hams and Sugar Citron and lot of Books 33 Barrels …
MS 7421 Chinese watercolor paintings illustrating the rice industry
A set of ten (10) watercolor paintings on pith paper. The following are descriptions of the pictures that are copied from an accompanying sheet: (1) harvesting rice--the cycles in the farmers' hands are made of iron and palm wood (2) carrying sheaves of rice to be thrashed (3) threshing rice--the flail used …
Hughes French India Company School Drawings
A series of watercolor pictures depicting Tamil men and women of various trades and castes. These ethnographic studies may have been rendered for a French official or merchant as identification aides by a local Indian artist in Pondicherry, as the area was under French control as part of the French …
