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Papers, 1775-1806.

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Papers, 1775-1806, of Richard Varick and Abraham Varick. One volume is a ledger, 1775-1790, recording money paid by Richard Varick as aide to General Philip Schuyler, and recording secretary to George Washington, plus later personal accounts, and legal costs incurred by him in behalf of his clients. A second volume, dated 1789-1796, a period overlapping with Varick's tenure as mayor of New York, lists licenses granted to cartmen, inspectors of hay, scavengers, marshals, butchers, public porters, and other city officers; it also contains transcripts of some relevant Common Council meetings. A third volume, dated 1782-1789, contains the State Supreme Court register; for most of this period, Varick was recorder of New York City. The final volume is an order book, dated 1791-1798 and 1800-1806, kept by Abraham Varick, Richard Varick's brother, a New York City merchant, containing copies of letters to merchants in England and Germany and lists of merchandise ordered from them. The letters discuss business matters, including the difficulties of transatlantic trade in wartime and the risk of seizures of ships. Commodities ordered are mainly textiles and small metal goods (scissors, knives, inkwells, mousetraps, etc.).

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New-York Historical Society

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