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: Pelletreau,
Elias, 1726-1810.
Title: Account
books [microform]
Dates: 1759-1852
Call No.: Mic.
712-714, Mic. 1619
Acc. No.: [none]
Quantity: 4
microfilm reels
Location: microfilm
cabinet
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
Elias Pelletreau was a silversmith on
For additional information about him, see Dean
F. Failey, "Elias Pelletreau, Long Island silversmith," thesis,
SCOPE
AND CONTENT
There are accounts for silver, sewing equipment,
pewter, brass, furniture, etc.
The last account book, 1801-1852, was kept by
John and Charles Pelletreau after Elias’ death in 1810.
LANGUAGE
OF MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Originals belong to: East Hampton Free Library
and Long Island Historical Society.
ACCESS
POINTS
People:
Pelletreau,
John, 1755-1822.
Pelletreau, Charles.
Topics:
Retail
trade -
Silverwork -
Business records -
Account books.
Silversmiths.
Index
to account book 1759-1762, on Mic. 712
[note: this was taken from a typed list on the
microfilm, not all the names and page numbers were clear; the compiler of this
index may have sometimes used dashes in place of commas]
Allen, Benjamin 9
Arthur, William 63
Baker, Jonathan 71
Baley, Thomas 7
Baker, Nathaniel 4
Baker, Thomas 92
Baxter, Hannah
(widow) 29
Blydenburgh,
William 84
Booth,
William, of Starling 65
Bower, Grant 12
Brown, Benjamin 31
Brown, Debora 38
Brown, John of Jrsy [
Brown, Richard 65
Brown, Samuel 22
Burnet, Stephen 48
Carl, Selah 7
Carl, Timothy 36
Case, John, of SouthHd 47
Chatfield, John 25
Clark, David 34
Clemons, Gilbert 37, 77
Colver, Gershon, Jr. 62
Colver, Jeremiah 23
Colver, John 38
Conklen, Lary 65
Conklen, Saml. 48
Conklen, Thomas 35
Conklens, Jos. wid. 59
Conklin, Eleazar 88
Conklin, Sineus 64
Cook, Abraham 51, 83
Cook, Daniel 48
Cook, David 30
Cooper, Elias 28
Cooper, Go. 48-49
Cooper, Gr. - see Havens-p. 59
Cooper, Zebulon 76
Cooper, Zophet 39
Corey, Abraham 16
Daten, John 37
Daten, Nathan, Sr. 38
Daten, Nathan, Jr. 57
Davids, Abraham 24
Davis, John 11, 22
Day, Timothy, Jrsy 30
Darrow, John 41
Edwards, Benaja 14
Fanning, James 23
Fanning, Thomas 7
Floyd, Catherine (Miss) 27
Floyd, Charles 4
Floyd, William 11
Foster, Elias 87
Foster, Jno. 26, 38, 44, 59
Foster, John, Jr. 93
Foster, James 103
Forster, Samuel 56
Foster, Stephen 87, 95
Ford, Cornl. 52
Fordham, Abraham 39
Fordham, Nathan 41
Gardiner, Abraham 8
Gardiner, David 60
Gelston, David 95, 102
Gelston, Hugh 56, 58
Gelston, Hugh, Jr. 56
Gelston, Maltby 80, 82, 83, 92
Goldsmith, Joseph 9
Harris, George 67
Harris, Henry 55
Harris, Henry, Jr. 67
Harris, John 61
Halsey, Ananias 67
Halsey, Elisha 10
Halsey, Jeremiah, Jr. 30
Halsey, Jonathan 12
Halsey, Nathanl. 15
Halsey, Stephen (Dr.) 80
Halsey, Thophilos 20
Halsey, Timothy 48
Halsey, Zebulon 53, 70
Harrison, Nathnl. 15
Hawkens, Alexander 51
Haynes, John 32
Havens, Benjamin 15
Havens, Constant 20
Havens, Constant, widow 31
Havens, Ebenezer 59
Havens, Henry 12
Havens, Jonathan 94
Havens, Joseph 18
Havens, Nicoll 54
Havens, Walter 93
Havens, Wm. Shltr. Ifer(?, i.e.
Havens, Wm. wf. of Sag. 60
Hedges, Daniel 15
Hedges, David 20
Hedges, David S’haven 71
Herrick, George 81
Herrick, Geo. 75
Herrick, Micaja 89
Hedges, Stephen 64
Hildreth, Daniel 35
Horton, Asariah son Jonathan 75
Horton, David 29, 35
Horton, Silas 30
Howard, Silvanus 80
Howell, Abigail, widow 52
Howell, Abner 73, 76
Howell, Abraham 75
Howell, Ann 77
Howell, Ariah 81
Howell, Arthur 80
Howell, David 11-21, 75
Howell, Elihu 16
Howell, Elisha 3, 60
Howell, James 32-75
Howell, Jeams 40-?
Howell, Jedediah 48
Howell, Jeremiah 57-?
Howell, John 72
Howell, John, Jr. 41
Howell, Jonah, Jr. 44
Howell, Nathan 72
Howell, Josiah. 38
Howell, Lemuel – Sag. 84
Howell, Phinehas 21
Howell, Rcd. [Richard?] (Lt.)
16
Howell, Samuel 84
Howell, Silas 18-27
Howell, Theophilis 80
Howell, Zebulon 10, 86, 8? [numbers not clear]
Hubbard, William 43
Hubbirt, John 47
Hulbert, John 60
Hulson, Frederick 94
Hunting, Edward 12, 69
Hunting, John 36
Hunting, Samuel 11, 12-46, 59, 68
Hunting, William 25
Hutson, John 4
Hutson, Fredrick 2
Indian 24
Isaacs, Aaron 58, 66
Jacob, Joseph 28, 90
(see
whalebone also: 5, 17, 28, 38-70, 93, 96)
Jacobs, Mr. 52
Jaggar – see also Jagger
Jaggar, Elias 59
Jagger – see also Jaggar
Jagger, Ebenezer 91
Jagger, Jeremiah 82
Jagger, Joseph 31
Jagger, Silas 78, 94
Jagger, Stephen 16
Jane, Micajah 11
Jesop, Silos 34
Jesop, Thomas [no page number listed]
Jones, Capt. 34
Jones, Elisha 35
Jones, Obadiah 22, 26, 96
Jones, Pheby 95
[daughter
of Edward Jones]
Jones, William 2, 23
Joseph, Henry 91
King, Asa 38
King, Ephraham 58
King, Jerusha 103
Lafarta, the French weaver 37
Lane, John 43
Langdon, Pason of
LeBau, Francis, the French tailor 43
L’Hommedieu, Ezra 24
Ludlam, Henry 67
Ludlam, Henry, Sr.’s widow 67
Ludlam, Jeremiah (also widow) 84
Mackey, Mahitable 42
Widow
Mabel
Marshal, Joseph 13, 97
Mical, Levi 30, 68
Miller, Andrew 67
Miller, Burnet 64
Miller, Eleazer 31
Miller, John 61
School master
Miller, Timothy 26
Mitchel, John 74, 79, 103
Moore, Mr. 47
More, Usher 29, 31, 43
Mott, Jacob 20
Mulford, Daniel 41
Mulford, David (Capt.) 51
Mulford, Hannah 65-69
Mulford, John 57
Mulford, Mary 16
Mulford, Matthew 79
Mulford, Timothy 26
Murison, George 6
Norris,
James 69
Nicoll,
William, Jr. 65
Osborn,
Daniel 20
Osborn, Jacob 9
Osborn, Jeremiah 46
Overton, Isaac 27
Parson, John, of Sag. 40
Pasons, Lame John 18
Pasons, Pheby 51
Peirce, Mr. 36
Peirce, Stephen 33
Pelletreau, Jane 61
Begins school
Pelletreau - buys a negro girl
45
Person, Matthew 45
Pette, Edward 35
Pette, Jemima 59
Pette, John 19
Pette, Joseph, wife 45
Peters, Charles (Dr.) 79
Post, John (Capt.) 27
Post, John, Jr. 93
Post, Joseph [no page
number given]
Post, Richard 45
Prime, Ebenezer of
Rapelje, John 76
Reeves, Abner 9
Reeves, John, Jr. 40
Rider Barnibus 40
Roe, James 50, 63, 91
Roe, Nathaniel, Jr. 64
Roe, Phillips 50
Rogers, James 69
Rogers, Jonathan 61
Rogers, Joseph 55
Rogers, Joshua 81
Rogers, Obadiah 61
Rogers, Stephen 54
Rogers, Uriah 7, 29, 64
Rogers, Zepheniah 39
Rose, Annah, widow 76
Rose, David 26, 53, 54
Minister at South
…
Rose, Phebe 45
Daughter of David
Rose
Russel, John 43, 71
Sanford, Joel 69
Widow Sary
Sanford, Thomas 84
Sawer, Capt. 56
Sayre, Ichabod 19
Sayre, John, Jr. 24
Sayre, Joshua 71
Schellinger, Abraham 30
Scott, Jeremiah 60, 61
See Hulbert 60
Scott,
Scott, Thomas, Jr. 84
Seaman, Samuel 10
Seaman, Willits 26
Siberberg, Chris, of N.Y.
88
Smith, (Doctor) 49, 58
Smith,
Smith, Epenetus 12
Smith, Daniel, of
Smith, Hugh 73
Smith, Isaac 84
Smith, Josiah 60, 91
Smith, Matthew 92
Smith, Mobery, of
Smith, Nathaniel 77
Smith, Obadiah (Lt.) [no page number given]
Smith, Phebe, widow 77
Smith, Prudence (Miss) 23
Smith, Richard 25, 36, 91
Smith, William 26
Smith, William (Dr.) 86
Smith, William (Major) 14
Stanberry, Abigail 19
Stephens,
William 65
Stratton,
Jeremiah 80
Strong,
Benjamin 53
Strong,
Selah 53
Sent by
Syms,
John 43
Talmage,
Abraham, of
Terry,
Jonathan 22, 58
Terry,
Joseph 32
Terry,
Thomas 20
Tiley,
James 45, 101
Tingley,
Saml., of N.Y. 93
Topping,
Stephen 19
Townsend,
Jacob, of N.Y. 87
Townsend,
Samuel, of
Tuthill,
Daniel, of Oyster Ponds 40
Udel,
Joseph 65
Ustick,
William 49, 73, 97
See Townsend
Veal,
Stephen, of Oyster Ponds 89
Wells,
William 55
White,
Charles 44
White,
Elnathan 37
White,
John 46
White,
Salvenus 21
Wick,
Anna 11
Wickham,
John 56
Wickham,
Joseph 45
Wickham,
Parker 46
Williams,
Abigail 56
Williams,
Nathaniel 79
Williams,
Nathaniel of
Woodhull,
Cornl. 42
Woodhull,
John 46
Woodhull,
Nathan 35
Woodhull,
Nathanl. 34
Woodhull,
Stephen 55
Woodhull,
widow, of
Woodroff,
David 30
Woodruff,
Elias 41
Youngs,
Gideon 40
Index to
account book no. 3, 1766-1783, on Mic. 1619
Note: names which appear before the numbered pages use small Roman
numerals, that is, i, ii, and names on pages after the numbered pages are
identified by letter: a, b, c.
Albason, Daniel 48
Albason, William 119
Arthur, William 22
Baker, David 50
Baker, Nathaniel 82
Baker, Saml. 74
Bakman, Elizabeth 17
Barns, Isaac 19
Barren, Andrew 87
Beebee, Saml. 64
Bennett, Christopher 88
Bewell, Saml. 80
Bishop, John, Jr. 35
Bishop, Samuel 120
Bishop, Saml., Jr. 45
Bower, Grant 76
Brown, James 31
Brown, Richard 13
Bruster, Daniel, Jr. 16
Bruster, James 10
Bruster, Jefery 109
Bruster, Joseph 47, 48
Bruster, Nathaniel 109
Burnet, Nathan 64
Card, Mr. (a)
Carl, Platt 109
Clemmons, Gilbert 64
Colver, James 24
Colver, Mahitable 49
Colver, Mary 42
Colver, Susannah 48
Colver, Zephaniah 79
Con, Wm. 114
Conklen, Eleazer 33
Conklen, Eliana 93
Conklen, Henry i
Conklen, Jane 50
Conklen, Jeremiah 131
Conklen, Jonathan 8
Conklen, Joseph 90, 92
Conklen, Nathaniel 103
Conklen, Pheby 50
Conklen, Samuel 113
Conklen, Sineus 29
Conklen, Thomas 36
Cook, Abraham 74
Cook, James 109
Cook, John 10, 132, b
Cook, Jonathan 8
Cook, Silas 82, 119
Cooper, Abraham 71, 107,
130
Cooper, Benjamin 89, 99
Cooper, Caleb 125
Cooper, Elias 46
Cooper, Saml. Jr. 21
Cooper, Saml. Seignr. 35
Cooper, Silas 51, 91, 107,
133
Cooper, Thomas, Jr. 40
Cooper, Zebulon 70, 122
Cooper, Zopher 131
Corwithe, David 48, 103
Daring, Thomas 6
Daten, Daniel 127
Daten, Ebenezer 97
Daten, Jeremiah 91
Daten, Jesse 46
Daten, John, Jr. 80
Daten, Nathan 65
Daten, Pheby 35
Davis, Isaac 81
Davis, John 45
Dearing, Silvester 109
Edwards, Benaiah 8
Edward, Gershon 120
Fanning, Phinehas 90
Fithen, David 63
Floyd,
Floyd, Richard 72, 74
Floyd, William 43
Flyn, David 117
Fordham, Abraham 98
Fordham, Daniel 17
Fordham, Ephraham 123
Fordham, Gideon 99
Fordham, Nathan 109
Fordham, Phineas 76
Fordham, Taler 19, 88
Foster, Benjamin 106
Foster, Christopher 35
Foster, Daniel 22
Foster, David Hanes 33
Foster, John 65, 112, 121,
a
Foster, Mary 6
Foster, Nathan 71
Franklin, John 20
Gardiner, Abigail 35
Gardiner, Abraham 30, 91,
105, 130
Gardiner, David 29, 107
Gardiner, James 125
Gardiner, John 28, 38, 89
Gelston, David 4, 123
Gelston, Hugh 26, 67, 119
Gelston, John 124
Gelston, Mattby 73
Gelston, Thomas 113
Griffen, John 89
Hallack, David 111
Hallack,
William 113
Halsey, Cornelos 26 [Cornelius]
Halsey, Elias 19
Halsey, Elisha c
Halsey, Ichabod 40
Halsey, Isaac (Doctor) b
Halsey, Jonah 93, ii, c
Halsey, Keturah 31
Halsey, Mary 34
Halsey, Matthew 76
Halsey, Pheby 84, b
Halsey, Silas 6, 20, 128
Halsey, Thophilos 34, 49
Halsey, Timothy 4, 34
Halsey, Zebulon 49
Hand, Nathaniel 71, 128
Harris, Daniel 84
Havens, Benjamin 105
Havens, Constant 118
Havens, James 88
Havens, John 40
Havens, Jonathan 97, 120
Havens, Jonathan, Jr. 36
Havens, Joseph 118
Havens, Obadiah 117
Havens, Sary 65
Hedges, Abigail 129
Hedges, Daniel 21
Hedges, Ezekiel 82
Hedges, Jeremiah 19
Hedges, Mary 45
Hedges, Sary 36
Hedges, Stephen 94, 125
Hedges, William, Jr. 92
Heldreth, Daniel 112
Heldreth, Shadrach 132
Helms, Thomas 17
Herrick, Archable 104
Herrick, Henry i, 72, 96
Hewlett, James 6
Hinchman, Robert 97
Hokins, Zopher 123
Homan, Jeremiah 40, 74
Howell, Abner 46, 122
Howe11, Arial [or Riall] 61, 103, 130
Howell, Arthur ii
Howell, Benjamin 123
Howell, David 90, 108
Howell, David, Jr . 9
Howell, Ebenezar 25, 120
Howell, Elias, Jr. [no page
number given]
Howell, Eunice 122
Howell, Henry 66
Howell, James 132
Howell, Jedediah 98
Howell, John, Jr. 27
Howell, Joshua 36
Howell, Josiah, Jr. 2, c
Howell, Luis 128
Howell, Mark 93
Howell, Phinehas [or Phineas]
61, 70,
106, 133
Howell, Samuel 17, 124
Howell, Silas 7, 67, 106
Howell, Silvanus 24, 127
Howell, Stephen 67
Hubbard, John 79
Hubbard, William 68
Hulbert, John 68, 127
Hunting, Benjamin 128
Hunting, John 31
Hunting, Samuel 29, 62, 105
Hutchinson, Saml. 5
Hutson, Hannah 132
Hutson, Robert 48
Isaac, Aaron 1, 12a, 75
[also spelled Isaak]
Isaac, Aaron, Jr. 75
Jacobs, Hellen 80
Jacobs, J. i
Jacobs, Joseph ii, 12, 44,
69, 85, 95,
101, 110, c
Jagger, Ebenezer 131
Jagger, James 26, 83, 92
Jagger, Jeremiah 93, 117
Jagger, Josiah 41, 63, 100
Jagger, Nathan, Jr. 22, 25
Jagger, Nathaniel 15
Jagger, Samuel 80
Jagger, Samuel, Jr. 32
Jagger, Silas 18
Jagger, Stephen 130
Jagger, Stephen, Jr. 81
Jesop, John, Jr. 125
Jessup, Silas 47
Jones, Ezekiel 26
Jones, Obadiah 16, 82, 133
Jones, Thomas 75
King, Jeremiah 67
King, Jerusha 66
Lafarta, the French weaver
14
Leban, Francis 24
Lomadue, Joseph 119
Loper, John 31
Mackie 28a
Mackie, David 108
Mackie, Gorge 108
Maclure, James 40
Mapes, James 15
Marshel, Joseph 39
Michel, John - see Mitchel
Millar, Burnet 36, 120
[also spelled Miller]
Miller, Abraham 41, 94
Miller, Hunting 78
Miller, Jason 36
Miller, Jeremiah 91
Mills, Jacob 111
Mitchel, John ii, 27, 77, 112
More, Joseph 121
More, Usher 67
Mulford, David 87, 132
Mulford, Elias 114
Mulford, John 23
Mulford, Matthew 8
Mulford, Samuel 38, 119
Murison, George 38, 94
Murison, James 131
Nicoll, Saml. 76
Nicoll, William 78
Norris, James i, 104, c
Oakley, Wilmot 113
Onderdonk, Hendrick 21
Osbourn, Jeremiah & Son 6
Osbourn, Luis 123
Osburn, Joseph 79
Parker, Abraham 70
Parsons, John 125
Peirce, Stephen 98
Pelletreau, Capt. 28a
Pelletreau, Elias, Jr. 62
Person, Elias 37, 96, 106
Person, Isaac 35
Person, Josiah 125
Person, Lemuel 35
Person, Sam. 78, 106
Person, Samuel, Jr. 65
Person, Timithy 32
Phillips, Josiah 90
Phillips, Saml. 22
Phillips, William, Jr. 115
Post, Henry 66
Post, James 42
Post, John 10
Potter, Gilbert 94
Rainer, Elihu 65
Rainer, Hugh 108, 126
Rainer, Mary 115
Rainer, Stephen 125
Rainer, William 23, 66, c
Rainer, William, Jr. 23
Ranier, William - see
Rainer
Rapelje, John 20
Raynor, James b
Reaves, David 119
Reaves, John 73
Reaves, Puryer 21
Reaves, Thomas 70
Reves, Stephen, Jr. 78
Robason, John, Jr. 61
Roggers, David 10
Roggers, James 5
Roggers, Jeremiah c
Roggers, John 119
Roggers, Nathaniel 92
Roggers, Stephen 64
Roggers, Uriah 11, 72, 86,
102, 116, 122
Roggers, William 42
Roggers, Zephaniah 81, 105
Rose, David 34, 100
Rose, David, Jr. 129
Russel, John 19
Sandford, Daniel 32
Sanford, David 33, 123
Sanford, John 32, 45
Sanford, Jonah 111
Sanford, Thomas 73
Sanford, Zachariah 120
Sanse, Richard 118, 122
Sawyer, Moses 20
Sayre, Capt. i
Sayre, Joshua, Jr. 44
Sayre, Matthew i, 65
Sayre, Nehemiah 76
Scellenger, Danl. 33
Scott, Jaxson i, 70
Scott, Mary 36
Sherry, Recompence 48
Short, Charles 36
Smith, Benjamin 5
Smith,
Smith, Epanetus 67
Smith, Hugh 14, 47
Smith, Jack 75
Smith, James 76
Smith, Josiah 63, 111
Smith, Matthew i
Smith, Pheby 88
Smith,
Smith, William 8, 28, 42,
47, 74
Squire, Hannah 46
Stephens, Thomas 94
Stephens, William 90
Stratten, Mahitable 27
Stratton, Benjamin 31
Strong, Bennaijah 41
Strong, Selah 78
Talmage, Benjamin 84
Talmage, Thomas 5
Terl, Barnibus 49
Terry, Shedrack 74
Terry, Thomas 15
Thaf, John 5
Tiley, James 32
Topping, Edward c
Townsen, Samuel 14
Tuthill, James 77
Tuthill, John 123
Tuthill, Jonathan 67
Ustick, William 3, 97, 114,
129
Veal, Stephen 70
Wells, Benjamin 107
Wells, Wilm. 68
Wever, Lafarta French 14
[or Lafarta, the
French weaver]
Wells, Jeremiah 33
White, Charles 98
White, Ebenezar 13, 36
White, John 2
White, John, Jr. 10
White, John, Seignr. 2,
111
White, Saml. 64
White, Silas 42
White, Silvanus 9
Wickham, Joseph 15, 123
Wickham, 'Thomas 17
Williams, Nathaniel 36
Woodruff, Benjamin 128
Woodruff, David 113
Write,
Yongs, Joseph 109