Business papers, 1756-1869.

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Drinker, Henry, 1734-1809. Business papers, 1756-1869.

Business papers, 1756-1869.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122541111

The collection contains voluminous documentation of the efforts of Drinker and his executors to develop and keep track of Drinker's interests in lands in Beaver, Bradford, Cambria, Clearfield, Cumberland, Jefferson, Luzerne, Lycoming, Northampton, Northumberland, McKean and Tioga counties. Present are James ? a volume of the firm's "foreign letters," 1772-84; Henry Drinker's own letter books, 1762-1809; his journals, 1776-1809; his ledgers, 1786-1809; and the ledger of the Atsion Iron Works, 1786-1801. Included, too, are the more fragmentary records of the executors of Drinker's estate, Thomas Stewardson, Henry S. Drinker and William Drinker: William Drinker's journal of estate accounts, 1816-1841; Henry S. Drinker's estate letter book, 1816-1828; Thomas Stewardson's letter books, 1821-1841; the cash book of Stewardson's estate, 1844-1854; and a ledger of the estate of Henry Drinker, 1809-1824. There are other miscellaneous records and accounts of the Drinker land-holdings including a volume of surveys, 1794-1804; ledgers for the "Beech Lands" in Luzerne and Northampton counties, 1788-1805 and for "Stockport," 1789-1807; a compendium of tax information for Pennsylvania counties and townships, probably begun for Henry Drinker in the 1780s; a narrative of the settlement of the estate of Samuel Wallis, 1798-1807; and accounts of the sales of Drinker estate lands, 1844-1869. Present, too, are bonds, deeds, mortgages, and surveys of Drinker lands.

5 linear ft.

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