Business ledger, 1777 Jan.-May.

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Business ledger, 1777 Jan.-May.

Actually a stock book not a ledger.

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University of Pittsburgh

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Douglass, Joseph D

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Douglass, Ephraim, 1749?-1833

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Ephraim Douglass was a carpenter, trader and soldier in the Revolutionary War. By 1769, he was employed in a variety of occupations at Fort Pitt, including carpenter, blacksmith, and clerk. Douglass spoke several American Indian dialects and in 1771 began trading with local tribes. Later that year, he established a business with Devereaux Smith that included trading outposts in the Indian Territory surrounding Pittsburgh. The partners opened another store in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, in 1776, wh...