Papers, 1741-1815.

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Papers, 1741-1815.

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Consists of a receipt book kept by Daniel Trotter from 1794 to 1799; an account book used by him from 1788 to 1799 and by William Trotter and Ephraim Haines from 1800 to 1810; bills rendered to Daniel Trotter and his estate from 1773 to 1802; bills rendered by Daniel Trotter and his estate from 1780 to 1802; inventories of Daniel Trotter's business and personal belongings at the time of his death; accounts of the administration of Daniel Trotter's estate by William Trotter and Ephraim Haines; bonds and indemnities for property owned by various members of the Trotter family; two letters from Daniel Trotter to his son William; two letters from Ephraim Haines to William; genealogical data on the Trotter family; estate inventories for Joseph Trotter, Joseph Trotter, Jr., and Ephraim Haines; and a copy of the will of Benjamin Trotter (d.1768). The receipt book includes receipts for taxes, rent, lumber, advertising, upholstering, carpentry work, hauling sand, and stoveplate patterns. The account book features 12 orders for furniture in a variety of forms, lists of boarders, and documentation of the number of yards of hair cloth sold at different times. Bills rendered to Trotter primarily document his purchase of lumber, fabrics, and services of upholsterers and furniture painters. Bills rendered by Trotter are for making and repairing furniture, painting furniture, and upholstering chairs. Taken together, these items document something of Trotter's cabinetmaking business. Daniel Trotter's estate records further document his business activities, particularly his partnership with Ephraim Haines. Inventories reveal the contents of his cabinetshop as well as his home. Also included is a list of furniture on hand at the time of his death and later sold at auction. Accounts document inheritance received by Trotter's children.

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Trotter family.

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The Trotter family emigrated to Philadelphia, Pa. sometime before 1692. Family members were part of the Quaker middle class in Philadelphia. William, the first Trotter in America, was a sawyer. His eldest son, also William, was a husbandman in White Marsh. The youngest son Benjamin was a chairmaker. The second son Joseph, progenitor of the line of Trotters represented in these papers, was a cutler and became a member of the Provincial Assembly. He married Dinah Shelton in 1718; the ...

Haines, Ephraim, 1775-1837.

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Trotter, William R., 1943-....

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Oliver Daniel, producer of New York Philharmonic and Boston Symphony broadcasts and author of a noted biography of Leopold Stokowski, began research on a biography of Dimitri Mitropoulos in the 1980s. He conducted extensive interviews of noted conductors, musicians, singers, and other people in the music world. He corresponded with old friends and colleagues of Mitropoulos in order to prepare for the biography. He died in 1990 after writing only one chapter of the book. Bill Trotter was asked to...

Trotter, Joseph, d. 1770.

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Trotter, Benjamin, 1699-1768.

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Trotter, Daniel, 1747-1800.

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