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John de Neufville & Son (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Records, 1780-1853 (bulk 1780-1786).

Title: Records, 1780-1853 (bulk 1780-1786).

Whole and partial letter books, journals, a ledger, a summary of letters received, a personal account book, and other papers of, or related to, the firm of John de Neufville & Son (1780-1853). Letter books (1780-1786) contain copies of correspondence mostly addressed to merchants in Boston, Newburyport, other places in New England, Philadelphia, and occasionally to persons in Baltimore, Albany, Virginia, and South Carolina (3 v., 1,500 p. total). Letters pertain to commercial matters, shipments of goods, debts, dangers to shipping, frequent references to the war, actions of the British, friendly relations between the U.S. and the Netherlands, naval activity, political affairs, etc. The summary of letters received, 1780-1782, is in French (183 p.). Journals (Feb. 1780-May 1785) and ledger (Jan. 1780-Jan. 1782) record accounts primarily with American merchants; in Dutch (3 v.). Personal account book of Nancy de Neufville (1806-1820) records amounts paid for items such as fabric, sewing notions, shoes, entertainments, charitable giving, etc. Other papers include claims made for money owed the firm (1807), a contract in Dutch between John and Leonard de Neufville and Jean Rolland (1783), and an accounting of claims made against the U.S. government (1853).

ArchivalResource: 1.2 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476924739 View

Coates, Samuel, 1748-1830. Samuel Coates papers, 1738-1883 (bulk 1770-1807).

Title: Samuel Coates papers, 1738-1883 (bulk 1770-1807).

Business and personal correspondence, invoices, bills, receipts, accounts, indentures, etc., 1738-1883 (bulk 1770-1807), of merchant and philanthropist Samuel Coates of Philadelphia.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (ca. 1,250 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58779347 View