Frederick Henry Wolcott diary 1849-1854

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Frederick Henry Wolcott diary 1849-1854

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/3367

Prominent New York City merchant Frederick Henry Wolcott kept this diary (2 vols.) from November 5, 1849 through January 2, 1854. Prior to his retirement on January 1, 1852, he was partner in the dry goods firm Wolcott and Slade. Diary entries includes genealogical data on the Wolcott and Howland families; records of business transactions and conditions, failures, the prices of cotton goods, and other matters; current events of local, national, and international interest; notes concerning the proceedings of Congress regarding the admission of California and Texas as states; the arrival and departure of ships, particularly those bringing treasure from California via Chagres; some account of his brother, Henry Wolcott, and his China trade; mention of a Sharpless portrait of George Washington owned by Oliver Wolcott, Secretary of the Treasury, and a Cheney portrait of the author's wife

.15 linear foot (2 volumes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313242

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Howland family

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Wolcott family

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Cheney, Seth Wells, 1810-1856

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w97265 (person)

Engraver, as was brother John Cheney; Manchester, Connecticut. Ednah Cheney wrote MEMOIRS OF SETH WELLS CHENEY, 1881 and MEMOIRS OF JOHN CHENEY, 1889. From the description of Seth Wells and John Cheney papers, 1848-1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79220999 ...

Sharples, James, 1752-1811

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Wolcott, Frederick Henry, b. 1808.

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