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Account books

 Subject
Subject Source: Ftamc

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

William Appleton and Company ledger

 Collection — Box small col. 47
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

Zephaniah Buffington account book

 Collection — small col. 48
Identifier: Col-1039
Content Description

The account book contains Zephaniah Buffington's financial transactions beginning May 5th, 1797. Also noted are purchases, such as oxen, "sole leather," gold pieces, and six silver "great spoons,"as well as the sale of land and other property.

Dates: 1797-1801
Found in: Winterthur Library