Papers, 1785-1867, 1800-1819 (bulk).

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Papers, 1785-1867, 1800-1819 (bulk).

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Mostly bills, but also some receipts, letters, wills, and a lease, generally relating to the Brewerton or Ricketts families of New York City. Many of the bills are for building materials or work done on various buildings: locks, wood, windows, paint and painting, bricks, masonry work, hanging pictures, turning newel posts, etc. In 1803, an old sink was emptied and removed and a new one installed. Collection features bills for making clothes and clothing accessories, including vests, stays, gowns, boots, and shoes (some of these bills are from women); such household goods as a fish kettle, sauce pans, a broom, lamp oil, soap, sugar, and liquor; lombardy poplars and their planting; boarding horses; medical care; tuition expenses; and funerals. There is a document in Dutch about Aruba. Parts of the wills of Thomas Randall and Catherine A. Greene are in the collection. (One of Mrs. Greene's daughters married a Ricketts; Randall's relationship to either family is unknown.). The records of George Brewerton's estate include one detailed account with William and George Ricketts, dated 1810-1811. The account records money taken in on behalf of the estate, mostly from rents on houses, as well as money paid out, including cash payments to Mrs. Catherine Brewerton (the widow?), and payments of bills, many for repairs to buildings. One payment was made to Duncan Phyfe for a head board for a bedstead. There is also a detailed account for the estate of Catherine Brewerton, dated 1815-1816, recording money taken in and paid out. Included among the paid bills is an account with Duncan Phyfe for a wardrobe and a coffin.

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Ricketts family.

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Gouverneur family.

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Phyfe, Duncan, 1768-1854

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Duncan Phyfe was a furniture maker in New York City. Born in 1768 in Loch Fannich, Scotland, his family emigrate to Albany, N.Y. in 1783. Phyfe had probably served as an apprentice in his native country. He is believed to have had a small cabinetmaking shop in Albany, N.Y. Sometime before 1792, he moved to New York City where from the 1790s to 1847, he had a successful cabinetmaking business Partition St., which later became Fulton St. Phyfe's shop, which had almost 100 working craftsmen, attrac...

Randall, Thomas

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Brewerton family.

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The Brewerton family lived in New York City. Members mentioned in this collection include James, George, and Catharine (Mrs. George) Brewerton, who lived at 27 Pearl Street. James was a merchant. George died ca.1808, and William and George R. A. Ricketts, merchants of New York City, paid some bills associated with his estate. The papers do not reveal the relationship between the two families. Other Ricketts mentioned include George's uncle Jacob and Mrs. Mary Ricketts. From the descr...

Greene, Catherine Ann, 1969-

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