Business papers, 1833-1851.

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Business papers, 1833-1851.

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These two volumes include the business records of Ellms from 1833 to 1851. The octavo volume includes copies of business letters written by Ellms from 1833 to 1834 to publishers and booksellers in different cities in regard to his books and almanacs. Ellms includes detailed descriptions of the contents of his books. The folio volume includes copies of business letters written by Ellms, from 1839 to 1851, to two Philadelphia publishers: Carey and Hart, and George W. Gorton. The folio volume also contains lists of Ellms' accounts from 1834 to 1842, including office rent and apprentice's wages for engravings.

1 v. (41 leaves) ; octavo.1 v. (46 leaves) ; folio.

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Carey & Hart

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Ellms, Charles

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Gorton, George W.

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Ellms, Charles, fl. 1830.

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Charles Ellms (fl. 1830) was a Boston stationer who gave up trade and undertook the compiling of almanacs and books with popular titles. His published works include: _The Comic Almanac for 1835_ (Boston, [1834]); _The Pirates Own Book_ ... (1836; reprinted, Salem, 1924); _Robinson Crusoe's Own Book_ ... (Boston, 1842); _Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea_ ...(Boston, 1836); and _The Tragedy of the Seas_ ...(New York, 1841). From the description of Business papers, 1833-1851. (Unknown). ...