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Martin Brimmer Account Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2012.359
Scope and Contents

Contains one ledger book of accounts kept by Martin Brimmer, a Boston merchant and apothecary. Listed in the account are names of loyalists later proscribed and banished. Some of the names listed in the ledger include Dr. Benjamin Church, Dr. William Paine, Dr. Charles Russel, Dr. Sylvester Gardiner, and Dr. John Jeffries. There are 89 pages filled with Brimmer's accounts, but the ledger also contains 24 pages of guest names for an unknown New York establishment in 1940.

Dates: 1763-1774, 1940; Majority of material found in 1763-1774
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Manuscripts - People and Family Names

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. 39.2 Man3a
Scope and Contents

An artificial collection of papers created from material acquired during the 1930's and 1940's.  Mostly letters, financial records, published material and official records of individuals in Virginia and elsewhere.  Includes documents and signatures of well known people, such as Benjamin Harrison, John Randolph and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Dates: 1621-1949; Majority of material found in 1800's
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Simon Elliot Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00145
Scope and Contents Contains an account book kept by Simon Elliott, Sr. and his son, Simon Elliott, Jr. for sales of snuff and tobacco from their store on 51 State Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The first page includes the details of the partnership between Simon Elliott, Sr. and his son. The major portion of the journal, pages 1-76, records sales of snuff and tobacco, and includes both individuals, such as a female customer, Joanna Winslow, and firms such as Andrew Ritchie & Son. The remaining section of...
Dates: 1791-1796
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Edward C. Thurston Journal

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01041
Scope and Contents Journal, 1827-1831 of Edward Thurston, a mason working in Fall River Massachusetts. The journal is made up almost entirely of financial records, showing how much he paid workers and various supply orders. Also included in the Journal are Journal entries chronologically earlier show only a few other employees being paid, while some of the later entries there are between 10 to 15 workers. Edward Thurston work with many of the major factories and citizens of Fall River at the time, including...
Dates: 1827-1831
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Ambrose H. White Letter Book

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00636
Scope and Contents Letter copy book, 1828-1834, consisting of letters to the owners of the ship Alciop written by Captain Ambrose H. Smith. The letters pertain to freight (fish, salt, cotton, tobacco, etc.), finances, weather, conditions on board the ship, receipts, and other information. The letters were written while Captain White was at sea or at ports such as Liverpool, England, Cadiz, Spain, New Orleans, Louisiana, Richmond, Virginia, and Hampton Roads, Virginia. The book...
Dates: 1828-1834
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

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