Ledger, 1796-1804.

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Ledger, 1796-1804.

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The ledger contains the accounts of individuals doing business with the firm, which was a typical back-country mercantile enterprise trading imported goods such as brandy, rum, tobacco, paper, textiles, and merchandise for local staples like wheat and lumber. However, the principal local product is potash, one of the few market commodities that could be extracted and shipped from wooded frontier regions. Many of the transactions are simple exchanges or barter, but others are on a cash or credit basis.

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Brown & Hewett.

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Merchants of Rome, Oneida County, N.Y. From the description of Ledger, 1796-1804. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122405949 ...

Brown, Matthew, 1766-1851.

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Wright, Benjamin, 1770-1842

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Benjamin Wright (1770-1842) was a prominent land surveyor and engineer. During his career, he surveyed much of the lands along the upper Mohawk and Black River Valleys, which are now situated in Herkimer, Oneida, Lewis, and Jefferson Counties in New York State. Wright was also noted for his advocacy and development of canals and transportation infrastructure in New York State. He was chief engineer in the design and construction of the Erie Canal. From the description of Collection, ...