The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry Francis du Pont
5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur,
Delaware 19735
Telephone: 302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF
THE COLLECTION
Creator: Green, Walter C. (Walter
Cooper), 1799-1875
Title: Receipts
Dates: 1871-1875
Call No.: col. 716
Acc. No.: 70x55.175-.181, .183-.191,
.195-.197
Quantity: 19 items
Location: 34 J 4
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
Walter C. Green lived at Benedict Chambers, 3 Spruce
St. in Boston and owned a building at 42 East 9th St. in New York City. Walter Cooper Green was born in New Hampshire
in 1799, the son of Susanna Hayes and Dr. Ezra Green. He attended Exeter Academy and then read
law. However, he eventually joined an
older brother working as a commission merchant in New York City. When that business failed, Walter set up as a
metal broker, in which profession he found success. Walter married Almira Hammond (died 1847),
and they had two children, Sarah H. Green and Walter Hammond Green (died
1857). At some point Walter Green moved
to Boston, where he died in April 1875.
Among his friends, he was known for his collection of Italian art; he
was a member of the New England Historical and Genealogical Society.
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
Nineteen receipts for items purchased by Walter C.
Green from various Boston and New York merchants, 1871-1875. Mr. Green bought an assortment of household
goods, including a writing desk, carpeting, a bookcase, chairs, a bedstead,
bedding, a bureau, tables, a clock, window shades, teapots, a water pitcher, an
egg glass, a tea set, cups and saucers, and a tub. He also had repair work done on the roof,
furnace, and a chimney of a building he owned in New York City. One receipt is illustrated with a chair,
another with a stove, and two have small views of Boston.
ORGANIZATION
The items are in chronological order.
LANGUAGE OF
MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Purchased from N. D. Scotti.
ACCESS POINTS
Topics:
Bedding - Prices - 19th
century.
Beds – Prices.
Carpet laying - Prices.
Chairs – Prices.
Chimneys - Repairing.
Furnaces - Maintenance and repair.
Furniture - Prices - 19th century.
House furnishings - Prices - 19th century.
Roofs - Maintenance and repair.
Tables – Prices.
Teas services.
Window shades.
Billheads.
Receipts.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 34 J 4
All accession
numbers begin with 70x55. All are
addressed to Walter C. or W. C. Green(e).
Folder 1 of 1:
.175 from Boyce Brothers, Boston, Jan. 18, 1871:
for a writing desk;
Printed billhead: dealers
in furniture, upholstery goods, looking-glasses, carpets, bedding, etc.
.191 from Childs, Crosby & Lane, Boston,
Jan. 2, 1872: for tapestry carpet, including making and fitting; a rug; with
credit given for tapestry; calculations are written on the bill;
Printed billhead:
wholesale and retail carpet and window-shade warehouse; foreign and domestic carpetings, paper
hanging, window shades, and upholstery goods
.185 from Buckley, Bancroft & Boyden,
Boston, Jan. 15, 1872: for walnut bookcase, easy chair, Oriental chair;
Printed
billhead: Furniture and Upholstery Warehouse
.190 from Haley, Morse & Co., Boston, Jan.
16, 1982: for lounge, walnut bedstead, iron spring bed, mattress, feather and
hair pillows, bureau, lily table, wood top table, hair bolster;
Printed
billhead: Furniture and Interior Decorations
.189 from Buckley, Bancroft & Boyden, Boston,
Jan. 25, 1872: for two walnut St. James chairs;
Printed billhead: Furniture and
Upholstery Warehouse
.179 from Nathaniel C. Stearns, Boston, Feb. 7,
1872: for broom, dust brush, dustpan, etc.;
Printed billhead: successors
to Ballard & Stearns, hardware, table and pocket cutlery, plated ware,
tea-trays, Britannia ware, … tin ware, [list of other sorts of goods], and
every variety of household furniture
.176 from
Edward W. Pear & Co., Boston, March 21, 1872: for Holland shade;
Printed
billhead: window shades, upholstery goods and curtain materials
.177 from Edward W. Pear & Co., Boston, July
1, 1872: for yards of Holland, fixtures and trims, and making and putting up
two shades;
Printed
billhead: window shades, upholstery goods and curtain materials
.187 from
Bancroft & Boyden, Boston, April 9, 1873: for dwarf bookcase;
Printed
billhead: Furniture and Upholstery Warehouse
.188 from Edward Kelley, Boston, May 1, 1873:
for tea pots, water pitcher, egg glass;
On
back: summary of bill;
Printed and illustrated
billhead: china, crockery, glass and plated ware, table cutlery, spoons, forks,
&c.; illustrated with a view of Boston from its harbor
.186 from Edward Kelley, Boston, May 3, 1873:
for sugar bowl, creamer, slop bowl, fancy cups and saucers, egg glass;
On
back: summary of bill;
Printed and illustrated
billhead: china, crockery, glass and plated ware, table cutlery, spoons, forks,
&c.; illustrated with a view of Boston from its harbor
.184 from
Geo. W. Stevens, Boston, Sept. 24, 1873: for eight foot extension table;
Printed and illustrated
billhead: South End Furniture Manufactory and Warerooms, upholsterer, decorator
and furniture manufacturer, furniture, bedding, window shades, drapery
curtains, and upholstery goods; illustrated with an upholstered chair;
On
back: “sold my center table to Hayden for $30 (cost). I bought this extension table for same
price.”
.196 from Michael Grosz & Son, New York,
Dec. 5, 1874, to John A. Van Buskirk, for W. C. Green: for a vault cover,
staple, S-hooks;
Printed billhead:
manufacturers of stable fixtures and … iron railing, window shutters, gratings,
bank doors, illuminating tiles, iron fronts, rolling shutters & vault
covers
.197 from Edward Crommelin, New York, Dec. 24,
1874: for skylight, something about walls, days of work, solder, elbow, paint,
wall hooks, bands, a note about a roof, etc.
Printed billhead: slate and metal roofer;
Stamped
with name of J.A. Van Bushkirk, Real Estate & Ins. Broker
.195 from A.J. Felter & Son, New York, Dec.
1874, to J. A. Van Buskirk, agent for Walter C. Green: for repairing chimneys
at 42 East 9th Street, including wages for mason and laborers,
materials, and scaffolding;
Printed billhead: masons
and builders;
Stamped with name of J.A. Van Bushkirk, Real Estate
& Ins. Broker
.180 from G.G. Hallett, New York, Jan. 20, 1875:
for repairing a furnace and smoke pipe; with a note about the payment;
On back: another note
about the payment;
Printed and illustrated billhead:
manufacturers’ agent for [four companies]; illustrated with picture of a
heating stove
.183 from G.G. Hallett, New York, Jan. 20, 1875:
for repairing a furnace and smoke pipe;
Printed billhead:
cooking, parlor, office, and house stoves, summer ranges, &c.;
Stamped: Examined &
Certified
.181 letter from Geo. A. Duncan, on letterhead
of G.G. Hallett, New York, Jan. 21,
1875: have had furnace at 9th St. house repaired; have sold his
business to Mr. Hallett, and bill will come from him; [apparently Duncan is now
working for Hallett];
On letterhead stationery
of G.G. Hallett, stoves, ranges, hot air furnaces, cauldrons, laundry stoves,
fire place heaters, cabooses, deck irons, ventilators, etc. agent for [names
four companies]
.178 from Frier & Fiel, Boston, March 6,
1875: for a tub;
Printed billhead:
English Crockery Store, hardware, crockery, wooden & tin ware