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Commerce

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on trade, both foreign and domestic. Works on the commerce of countries, cities, etc. are entered under headings of the type [place]--Commerce, further subdivided by place, if appropriate. If so subdivided, a second heading is assigned with the place names in reverse position, e.g. 1. Canada--Commerce--United States. 2. United States--Commerce--Canada.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

William Appleton and Company ledger

 Collection — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Col-1029
Content Description

Ledger of Boston shipping merchants William Appleton and Company detailing transactions that took place between 1836 and 1842. Accounts include tea speculation, shipments of goods to New Orleans, Louisiana, and Liverpool Packet Co. shipments to Havana, Cuba. Following the ledger entries, the ledger was used for children's drawings of American Civil War battle maps, as well as used as a scrapbook containing various maps of the United States and material related to American territories.

Dates: 1836-1842
Found in: Winterthur Library