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Ledger book for an unidentified chandlery in New Haven, Connecticut
Title
Ledger book for an unidentified chandlery in New Haven, Connecticut, 1819-1830.
Physical Description
1 v. (circa 330 p.) ; 33 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Partial list of customers laid in.
Binding: contemporary full reverse calf, tooled.
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Dan Casavant Rare Books on the Henry B. DuPont Fund, 2011.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Summary
Manuscript ledger book in an unidentified hand containing accounts for a New Haven, Connecticut, business from 1819 to 1830. The business appears to have begun as a chandlery, providing supplies to local vessels, and slowly evolved into a shipbuilding and repair firm. Customers included many local individuals and corporations.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 27, 2013
References
Ledger book for an unidentified chandlery in New Haven, Connecticut. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Ledger book for an unidentified chandlery in New Haven, Connecticut. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Ledgers (account books) - Connecticut - New Haven - 19th century.
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