Booksellers' accounts, 1812-1838.

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Booksellers' accounts, 1812-1838.

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This collection consists of receipts and accounts for books that Pierrepont bought and sold primarily through Boston booksellers. Several documents from Joseph Lewis Cunningham (1784-1843), a Boston auctioneer and commission merchant, indicate the extent of Pierrepont's trading activity. Other booksellers and printers represented are: Carter and Hendee & Co., Cummings, Hilliard & Co., Harrison Gray, Hilliard, Gray & Co., James Munroe & Co., and Munroe and Francis Co. Portsmouth, London, New York City, and Philadelphia booksellers are also included in the collection. The majority of the books purchased by Pierrepont were medical texts. The records also reflect his scholarly and religious pursuits, including Greek and Roman classics, English literature, histories, and theological works.

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Pierrepont, James Hervey, 1768-1839

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Physician, of Portsmouth, N.H. From the description of Ledgers, 1817-1824. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70925727 James Hervey Peirrepont (1768-1839) was born in Roxbury, Mass. He was a 1789 Harvard graduate, trained as a physician in Boston, and practiced in Portsmouth, N.H., from 1801 until his death. From the description of Booksellers' accounts, 1812-1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207164402 ...

Cunningham, Joseph Lewis, 1784-1843

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