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: Buck,
Charles N., 1775-1851
Title: Excerpts
from his memoirs
Dates: 1791-1841
Call No.: Mic.
2579
Acc. No.: [none]
Quantity: 1
microfilm reel
Location: microfilm
cabinet
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
Charles N. Buck was a
SCOPE
AND CONTENT
These excerpts contain records of commercial
life in
LANGUAGE
OF MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Originals in: Historical Society of
ACCESS
POINTS
Topics:
Retail
trade -
Linen industry.
Rice trade.
Sugar trade.
Tobacco industry.
Cotton trade.
Economics – History – 19th
century.
Diaries.
Merchants.
INDEX
TO THE VOLUME:
NAMES:
Adams, John Quincy 200,
206, 259, 260
Agnew, Dr. 220
Alder, Cabet 52, [64]
Ambrister 211
Amelia (barque) 266
Amendé 186, 187
Amory, Frank 90, 91
Amory, Thomas C. 92, 93
Ancram 41
Anandrill, Capt. 83
Arbuthnot 211
Arrot, James 89
Astor, John Jacob 201
B., Mr. 80, 81
Bachman 39
Ballston Springs 87
Bank of the
Barclay 170
Barclay, house of 73
Barton, Benjamin (Dr.) 125
Barton, William 117
Basse, Ditmer M. 100, 101,
102
Bastian 216
Bennet, Capt. 217
Benjamin (old Blackman) 225, 257
Bernard, George 86, 190
Berndes, Johan Frederic 81, 82
Bernhardt 99
Bijou (horse) 169
Billing 90, 102, 105
Bingham 172
Binney, Horace 191
Black Horse Alley 89
Blucher, General 212
Bohlen, B. & J. 53
Bohlen, Bohl 53, 130
Bohlen, John 53, 69, 70
Bohlen 86
Boisson 30, 32-34, 62
Bousquet 32
Bouvienne 128
Bordley 34
Breinholm, (Capt.) 266
Breuil, Francis 125, 126
Britton, John 104, 110, 113
Brown, (General) 204
Brown,
Brown, John 37
Brune & Son 65
Bryden 168
Buchanan 190, 191, 192
Buck children 213
Buck, C.N. & Co. 43,
82, 124
[Buck,] Charles 224
Buck, Robert Smith 213
Burmister, John Andreas Augusta 184
Bush Hill Cemetary 34
Busti, Paul 48, 87
Butcher's Arms (public house or tavern) 59, 60, 69
Canning 206
Carr, Morgan 89-91
Cazenre(?Cazenive?), Anthony C., Esq. 202, 210, 211, 225
Centner 71, 72
Chanquinn 171
Chauncey, Charles 191
Chestnut Street Theatre 172
City Dispensary 119
City of
Clapier 47, 84, 124
Clapier, Lewis 32, 47, 77, 83, 84, 124
Clark, Matthew St. Clair 210
Clay, Henry 264
Coffee House, N.Y. 40, 46
Constant 224
Constitution, The American
173
Cook, James 96
Corrie, (Dr.) 63, 64
Coulon 74-76
Crawford 195, 203
Crusillar, Louis 58
Cuthbert’s Wharf 45, 46
Darieux 124
Dashkoff 171
Decatur, (Commodore) 205
Davy & Roberts 61
de Meufrille, (Baron) 206
DeKantza 171
DeOnis, (Chevalier) 171
Dewus, (Dr.) 59-64
Dobran 89
Dunfish 93
Dunlap, John 87
Du Pont 225
Dutch & English East India Co.
193
Dutilh 47, 62, 77, 83, 84,
124
Dutilh & Wachsmuth 58
Encyclopedia
Erskine 177
Fairmount Waterworks 174
Fisher (factory) 94
Fisher family 52
Forster, Charles Reinhold 96,
97, 122
Forster, John Reinhold (Dr.) 96
Forster 99, 122, 177
Fountain Inn 168
Fregé 71, 72, 82, 100
Frieman, T. B. 60
Gebhard 43
Gebhard, Frederick 41
George
Washington (ship) 178, 185 188, 189,
222, 223, 256
Germon, Patrick 57
Germon, Richard 56, 94
Gibson 34
Girard, Stephen 33, 58, 62,
73, 75, 88, 186
Glaser 179
Glaser, James S. 220, 221
Glaser, John 184
Good Hope (ship) 39, 43, 62
Governor of
Graf, Frederick C., Esq.
168, 201
Graf, William 168
Graff, Charles 124
Gray, William 93
Green C. 92
Groning, L. & R. 108
Groning, Louis 108
Groning, R. 107
Groning, S. 107
Grotjan, Peter A. 71
Gruder 73
Grundy 121
Haga, Godfrey 190
Halsey, John 40, 43
Harmes 71
Harrison, George 192
Haven &
Hawley, (The Reverand Doctor)
210
Hazelhurst, Issac 107
Heart Tavern 56
Heins, Henry Andrew 54, 80,
81
Heliguland 128
Henderson, (Colonel) 211
Hess 33
Heyns 55
Hobart, (Bishop of
Hobart, Robert 119
Holland Land Company 48, 87
Holtinger 87
Holtinger &
Holtzbecker 71
Husum 127
Hutchinson, (Capt.) 257
Insurance Company of North America, Inc. 118
Jackson, Andrew 187, 197,
211, 212, 260, 261, 263
K, Mr. (see also Krumbhaar) 78, 97-99, 112, 119, 168
Kinsey's Boarding House, Mrs. 30, 91, 102
Kirklrides, (Dr.) 87
Kitchen, James 28
Kleinworth & Miiller 53
Knorr, Charles 202
Koch 60, 61
Koch, Jacob Gerhard 47,
106
Kohn & Maxwell 106
Kohne, Frederick, Esq. 105-108
Konig, Heinrich 64, 88
Koning 86
(also spelled Konig)
Krumbhaar 71, 72, 77-79, 81, 82, 88, 89, 95-99, 112,
115, 119, 122, 123, 168, 177, 178, 180, 185,
194, 221, 225
Langhans, John Herman 184
L. & R. Groning 108
LaRoche 29, 31-34, 36, 37
LaRoche, (Dr.) 70
Lazarelto 28
LeCrinie, (Capt.) 223, 224
Little Belt (ship) 177
Lorick, Major 171
Lovent 202
Lyon, Patrick 126, 127
Maillar, Lewis 106, 110,
113
Mease, (Dr.) 28, 129
Menges, (Dr.) 34, 35, 60,
61
Messchert 48
Meyers, (Messrs.) 114
Michael, Capt. 130
Mifflin 34
Miller, John, Jr. 170
Minerva (ship) 120
Mitchell, (Dr.) 200
Modesty Hall 94
Monroe, James 200
Montmollin 29, 30, 39, 47,
57, 71, 76, 77, 90, 124
Morgan 99, 120
(see also Carr, Morgan)
Morelle, (Baron) 206
Morris, Robert 72
Morris & Nicholson 72
Muller, D.B. 100
Muller, (Dr.) 99, 100
N., (Mr.) (see also Nottnagle) 76
Napoleon 128, 184
National Bank 262
NewYear's 208
Notte, Vincent 201
Nottnagle, Leopold 70
Nottnagle, Lewis N. 29, 69-71,
77, 78
Nottnagle, Montmollin & Co.
64, 74-77, 86
Nottnagle 29, 30, 32, 33,
39, 42, 44, 46, 47, 57, 76, 78, 88
Nottnagle, Schwartz, Rock 74,
75
Oaklands 122
Odier & Bonsquet 32
[or Bousquet]
Offarell 216
Parahan 92
Parrish, David, Esq. 171,
172
Passavant 100-102
Pastorious, (Capt.) 217
Pennsylvania Insurance Co.
46
Pepper, George 125
Perkings, Thomas 92
Peter, (Capt.) 30
Piesch 85, 187
Piesch, Abraham 79
Potter, John 107
Potter 105-107
Pratt, Henry 58
Preiser 256
President, S.S. (ship) 177
R. &. W., house of 80
Rame 172
Rangoni, (Marquis) 72
Ranquinet 171
Reed's Tavern 103
Reedy
Ritzebuttel 127
Rivinus, (Dr.) 256, 257
Roberts 46
Roquette 41, 43
Ross, James 219
Ross, John 125
Rumph, Vincent 201
Rush, (Dr.) 62
Rush, Richard, Esq. 197
Sailor's Home 170
Saint Peter's Church 169
Sally (ship) 79, 82, 168
Schmidt, J.W., Esq. 201
Schutt 107, 108
Schuykill [River] 174
Sears, David 92
Second Bank of the
Seeger, David (confectioner)
64
Sergeant, Daniel 92, 93
Sergeant, John, Esq. 192,
199
Shakespeare 98
Shell, T.D. (bookkeeper)
190
Sieman, Paul 43, 47, 58,
92, 124
Silliman, (Capt.) 102-104
Sims, Joseph, Esq. 169
Smoth & Buchanan 192
Smith, Buchanan & Kalkman 190
Smith 118-122, 131, 190-192,
225
Smith, Robert 130
Smith, Samuel 210
Smith, W. A., Esq. 219, 220
Soullier 77
Steinmetz, John Jr. 83
Stinde, (Pastor) 131
Styles (farm) 86
Swan Tavern 55
Sword, (Capt.) 41
Tate, (Colonel) 204
Thirteenth Amendment 199
Thun, Daniel 53
Thun, David 53
Thun, Vincent 53
Tinningen 127, 129, 130
Toile, (Baron) 204
Tom (ship) 84, 85
Turnbull 117
Turnbull, William 97
Turner, (Capt.) 84, 93
Uncle Sam 208
Van Buren, Martin 264
Vander Smesson, house of
130
Van Staphant 87
Vernat 65, 78, 81, 82, 91,
179, 180, 222-224, 256, 259
Vernat, Louis 179, 180, 189, 190, 193, 222, 224
Vernat, P. A. 179, 185
Vernat, Richard 224
Von Kapf & Anspach 65
Von Kapf & Brune 65
W., Mr. 78
Wachmuth 43, 47, 61, 94, 124, 125, 222
Wachmuth, John G. 32
Wacksmuth, J. G. 77
[probably
Wachmuth is meant]
Walker, Alexander 101
Waln, Joseph S. 203
Wass, Ambrose 58
Waters 90, 91
Webster, Daniel 264
Weiss 71
Welsh, John 83, 85
Wesselfleth 131
Wharton & Lewis 85
Whig Party 264, 265
[White House] 208
William (snow) 83-85
Willing & Francis, house of 189
Willing, Thomas 189
Woodbury 195, 196
Woodlawn 121, 129, 168,
177, 225
Woln, William 52
Wulff, Jacob, Esq. 202
OCCUPATION INDEX:
actress
[actor] 104
agent 71, 73, 75, 76, 79,
87, 96, 198
artist 172
banker 87
blacksmith 32, 36, 59
builder 170
calico printer 61
clergyman 50, 116
cotton factory 192
doctor 70, 71, 99, 100,
118, 120, 125, 129, 200, 220, 221, 257
gardener 86, 89
glass manufacturer 193, 220
government official (foreign)
171
grocer 89
hostler 89 (see also tavern)
joiner 34
locksmith 126
mapmaker 71
merchant 29, 49, 78, 81,
82, 104, 105, 107
mill (snuff) 57
naturalist 96
planter 107
ship captain 50, 83, 84,
91, 93, 102-104, 216, 217, 223, 258
supercargo 9
tavern 55, 71, 87, 88, 89
teacher 71
theatre 42, 116, 121
upholsterer 52
watchmaker 64
OBJECT INDEX
Bedstead 105
Blinds, Venetian 123
Cart 34
Chair, arm 55
Cigars 41
Coffin 34, 63
Cotton 102
Flute 60
Gig 55
Linen 65, 218
Lock 127
Needlework 117
Paper hangings (wallpaper)
52
Sofa 55
Steam engine 174-176, 216
Violin 60
Whist (game 54, 106