The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry
Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735
302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Creator: [unknown]
Title: Ledger
Dates: 1768
Call No.: Doc. 326
Acc. No.: 86x173
Quantity: 10 pages
Location: 31 C
BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
The keeper of this ledger seems
to have been a merchant or retailer in
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Entries record debits and credits accrued by customers. Each name has a corresponding customer number associated with it. Products sold included: snuff, combs, indigo, tea, buttons, linen, calico, white silk, chintz, and other fabrics. Individuals received credits for such items as fabrics, bread, barley, sundries, wine, comb, earthenware, and cash.
LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Purchased from Stephen A. Resnick.
ACCESS POINTS
Topics:
Business
records -
Retail trade - History - 18th century.
Textile fabrics - Prices - 18th century.
Beverages - Prices.
Food prices - 18th century.
Account books.
Ledgers.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 31 C
Name index to Doc. 326
(acc. 86x173)
Alner,
James 36
Barclay,
David 31, 37
Bond,
Sarah 39
Bull,
Calet, Jr. 45
Bull,
Elizabeth 32
Bull,
Joseph 30, 32, 33, 38
Corbacker,
John 39
Corsa,
Isaac 32, 33, 36, 38
Crompton,
John 33
DeGrote,
John 44
Delaplain,
Joshua 39
De
Peyster, William 36, 37
Ettenger,
Jno. 36
Field,
Anthony 36
Franklin,
James 33, 39, 44
Franklin,
Jon., Thos., & Samuel 30, 33
Franklin,
Walter 30
Garison,
Lambert 32, 38
Gharr,
Wm. 44
Gleen,
Anthony 31
Graham
& Hunt 31, 38
Graham,
Robert 31, 33, 36-39, 45
Hatfield,
Abraham 31
Hildreth,
Benjamin 37
Heustis
the Bookman 33
Hoofnail,
Michael 30
Kneeland,
Eleaz. 36
Lawson,
Wm. 38
Nixon,
James 33
Pearsall
& Willet 38
Pearsall,
Thomas 39
Remsen,
Peter 39
Sacket,
Joseph, Jr. 39
Stout,
Benjamin 31, 32
Thomas,
Thomas 37
Thurman,
Alexander & Co. 38
Tiley,
James 38
Tolman,
Wm. 39
VanderVoort,
Peter 37, 39, 44
Van
Dyck, Francis 39
Van
Klek Brothers 44
Ward,
Stephen 30, 33, 44
Wardenbrook,
William 38
Willet,
Benjamin 31
Winn,
Isaac 44
Wister,
Caspar 36