Account books, 1841-1867.

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Account books, 1841-1867.

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Account books, bank books, and cash books, 1841-1867, kept by businessman Peter McMartin of Jersey City, New Jersey. Bank books record McMartin's account information with the Merchant's Exchange Bank of New York City, including withdrawals, deposits, and balances, 1849-1867. Account books, 1841-1863, record personal and business transactions, including payments for rent, household goods, cloths, sundries, stable expenses, taxes, purchases of stock and related investments, government bonds, investments in commercial shipping vessels, land purchases, loans, etc.; as well as income from land sales, dividends, interest payments, bills receivable, rents, earnings from shipping ventures, including accounts for the individual ships Typhoon, America, Fidelia, Empire State, and others; railroad bonds, etc. Included are three volumes containing McMartin's individual account information with the firm of Winslow, Lanier & Co., and two volumes recording accounts, 1844-1858, for land purchased in Illinois and Wisconsin.

14 v. (7 v., 1 slipcase)

New-York Historical Society

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McMartin, Peter, b. 1805.

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Businessman; mayor of Jersey City, 1840-1841. From the description of Peter McMartin papers, 1833- ca. 1910. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58780001 Businessman and local politician of Jersey City, New Jersey. From the description of Account books, 1841-1867. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58670424 ...

Fidelia (Ship)

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Passenger/trading vessel, out of New York, N.Y., mastered by S. Yeaton. From the description of Log/journal, 1848 July 23-Oct. 10. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 71013244 ...

Empire State (Ship)

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Typhoon (Ship)

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America (Ship)

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210 tons, 24 guns, 42 crew. Voyages: (1) 1694/5 Bombay. Capt Richard Laycock. Down 24 Mar 1695 - 4 Jun Tenerife - 5 Jan 1696 Calicut - 29 Feb Bombay - 16 Dec Cape - 16 Feb 1697 St Helena - 16 Mar Ascension - 13 Jun Cadiz - 28 Oct Downs. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000081.0x000287 ...

Merchant's Exchange Bank of the City of New-York.

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Winslow, Lanier & Co.

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