The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry
Francis du Pont
5105
Kennett Pike, Winterthur, Delaware 19735
302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Creator: Brown, John, ship captain
Title: Account
book
Dates: 1772-1775
Call No.: Doc. 799
Acc. No.: 80x230
Quantity: 1 volume
Location: 31 F 3
BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
John Brown was a captain on the schooner, Hamden. Nothing indicates where he lived.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
Contains accounts for supplies purchased for the ship Hamden from 1772 to 1775, including hammers, deck nails, buckets, twine, yarn, brooms, and rum. There is also a list of names and amounts paid to the individuals.
LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Purchased from Edward J. Craig.
ACCESS POINTS
Topics:
Alcoholic beverages.
Hardware.
Ship's papers.
Ships - Equipment and supplies.
Accounts current.
Account books.
Name Index to
Doc. 799 (acc. 80x230):
Ayrault, Step. 8
Bourse,
Saml. 8
Bowers,
Quam[?] 5
Card,
Richard 8
Crasson, Saml. 8
Crasson, Wm. 8
Crosby 14
Doubleday,
Benjn. 8
Genado[?] 5
Gyles, Wm. 8
Honeyman, James 8
Jones,
Thomas 2
King,
Benjamin 8
Lee
& Easton 8
Lyon,
Wm. 8
Morey,
Robt. 8
Negroes 7, 12, 14
Palmer,
Tho. 8
Pitman,
Samuel 9
Rider,
Wm. 8
Sanford 13
Taylor,
James 8
Viol,
Wm. (a carpenter) 14
Walker,
Wm. 8
Weber 15
Whitson,
James inside front cover
Wickham 12