Business records, 1818-1860.

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Business records, 1818-1860.

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This collection consists of business correspondence and account books. Much of the business correspondence is in the form of notes written on printed price lists, and book announcements from various publishers including such firms as Lea, Carey, and Blanchard, the American Sunday School Union, and Harper & Brothers. Also included are shipping receipts, bills, book orders, and advertisements for new publications. The collection also includes a copy-flo copy (of microfilm) of six account books, 1818-1836. The originals are located at Yale University. There are three account books and one daybook, 1818-1834, dealing with the Merriams' business in West Brookfield under the names E. Merriam & Co. and E. & G. Merriam. The entries include the quantities and titles or types (e.g., almanacs, readers, ledgers, spelling books) of books purchased by each customer, printing and binding orders, and the purchase of writing supplies, such as quills, inkstands, paper, pencils, and blank bills and warrants. There were occasional sales of fabric and clothing, as well as such novelty items as brushes, razors, shaving cups, lace, thread, and paint. The volumes record the debits and credits of customers, many of whom paid in goods rather than cash. There is also a Springfield, Mass., daybook and an account book for Merriam, Little and Co. (possibly a brother-in-law of George Merriam was a partner for a brief period of time) and G. & C. Merriam, 1831-1836, with similar entries. The Merriams' large number of customers included members of the Merriam family, Chester Kellogg (1792-1860), Elisha Hammond (1780-1851), Samuel M'Gregore Burnside (1783-1850), Isaiah Thomas, Jr. (1773-1819), G. W. Callender ( - ), and James Loring (1770-1850). Several companies that dealt frequently with the Merriams included Spooner and Thurston, Lewis and Reed, Mixter and Hancock, and West, Richardson and Lord.

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Burnside, Samuel M'Gregore, 1783-1850

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Samuel M'Gregore Burnside (1783-1850), son of Thomas Burnside, was born in Northumberland, N.H. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1805, after which he took charge of a Female Academy in Andover, Mass., for two years. He read law with Artemus Ward (1762-1847) and was admitted to the bar in 1810. Burnside took a deep interest in public schools. He was a trustee of Leicester Academy, and for many years was a member of the Worcester School Committee. He represented Worcester in the Massachusett...

Thomas, Isaiah, Jun., 1773-1819

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Lewis & Reed.

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Merriam, Dan, 1771-1823

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Hammond, Elisha

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Callender, G. W.

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Merriam, Little and Co.

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Merriam, Ebenezer, 1777-1858

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E. Merriam & Co.

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West, Richardson & Lord

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John West (1770-1827) was a bookseller in Boston from 1793 to 1820. Over the years his business incorporated the following partners: his brother David West (1765-1810), Eleazer Tyng Fox Richardson (1787-1829), Melvin Lord (1791-1876), and John Calvin Holbrook (1808-1900). In 1820 Joh West sold his interests in the business. The firm was known variously as: 1796, D. & J. West (with his brother David West); 1808-1812, John West & Company (with E. T. F. Richardson); 1812-1818, West & Ri...

G. & C. Merriam (Firm)

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G. & C. Merriam Company, printers, booksellers, and publishers in Springfield, Mass., was established in 1831 by brothers George (1803-1880) and Charles (1806-1887) Merriam. The Merriam family, specifically their father, Dan (1771-1823) and his brother, Ebenezer (1777-1858) had begun printing and publishing in West Brookfield, Mass., in 1798 under the name E. Merriam and Company. After Dan's death in 1823, the name of the firm was changed to E. and G[eorge]. Merriam of West Brookfield. Georg...

Merriam, Charles, 1806-1887

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Loring, James, 1770-1850

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Webster, Noah, 1758-1843

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American lexicographer, textbook author, spelling reformer, word enthusiast, and editor; b. in Hartford, Conn.; attended Yale and taught school in the Hartford area; moved to New Haven, Conn., in 1798. From the description of Noah Webster papers, 1786-1980. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 319706045 Noah Webster (1758-1843) was an American lexicographer, author and editor. He is best known for his spellers (early spelling textbooks) and his ...

Kellogg, Chester, 1792-1860.

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E. & G. Merriam (Firm)

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Mixter & Hancock.

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Merriam, George, 1803-1880

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Publisher who, along with his brother Charles, purchased the unsold copies of the 1841 edition of Webster's Dictionary, revised it and was credited with popularizing and democratizing the dictionary. It became known as Merriam Webster Dictionary. From the description of George Merriam letter to unidentified recipient [Jarvis?] [manuscript], 1869 Oct 22 (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 398135377 ...

Merriam, Homer, b. 1813?

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Spooner & Thurston.

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