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Izcue y Arias (Firm) Records

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Izcue y Arias (Firm)

Izcue y Arias (Firm) was an 18th to 19th-century merchantile firm in Lima, Peru, partnered by Francisco Xavier de Iscue and Damaso de Arias.

The collection consists of 15 bound volumes (1786-1842) of commercial records/transactions from the Lima (Peru) merchantile firm of Izcue y Arias. The records span one of the most turbulent epochs in Peru's history, beginning with the establishment of the Bourbon intendencies in 1784 through ultimate independence in 1824--and so provide insight into the commerce of a struggling South American nation. Bound in vellum with moderate soiling on covers; some volumes with pronounced worming.

The following is a volume by volume description of contents: Volume 1 (1786-1799), invoice and log book focusing on the Rio de la Plata trade; Volume 2 (1786-1816), account book, including lists of deliveries and outstanding client accounts; Volume 3 (1790-1793), merchant borrador or letter copybook, with references to the China trade, shipping issues, etc.; Volume 4 (1790-1793), rough listing of accounts, schedules of goods sold, paid receipts; Volume 5 (1791-1796), letter copybook with majority of content being letters to Spain; Volume 6 (1791-1794) account book, listing good sold, client invoice totals, and smaller receipts, with some deductions for expenses; Volume 7 (1793-1798) self-styled "diario" of goods sold, providing a running list of outstanding accounts, most marked (later?) as paid; Volume 8 (1793-1799), borrador or letter copybook [much worming that prevents use of last quarter of volume], filled with letters to Spain, discussing politics and future plans for partnership; Volume 9 (1795-1799), account book, listing goods sold, some marked as being sold to concerns in Chile; Volume 10 (1798-1807), warehouse log book, listing accounts pertinent to firm's warehouse, denoting clients and invoices paid; Volume 11 (1798-1811), account book, with thumb-indexed list of clients, followed by additional listing of accounts; Volume 12 (1816-1817), account book, focusing on expenses of various voyages and "petty cash" records; Volume 13 (1818-1824), letter copybook, with thumb-indexed list of clients with locations, followed by collection of letters on independence movement, shipwreck losses, etc.; Volume 14 (1818-1820), similar to #13, with more emphasis on letters throughout current and former Spanish holdings in the Americas; Volume 15 (1837-1842), letter copybook, with much on the trade and political situation in South America.

The volumes are arranged in chronological order.

Purchased from William Reese Company in December 2008 (AM2009-64).

No appraisal information is available.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Volume 1: Invoice and Log Book, 1789-1799. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Focuses on the Rio de la Plata Trade

Physical Description

1 folder

Volume 2: Account Book, 1786-1816. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

IncludesLists of Deliveries and Outstanding Client Accounts

Physical Description

1 folder

Volume 3: Merchant Borrador, 1790-1793. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Letter Copybook, with References to the China Trade, Shipping Issues, etc.

Physical Description

1 folder

Volume 4: Rought Listing of Accounts, Schedules of Goods Sold, Paid Receipts, 1790-1793. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Volume 5:Letter Copybook, 1791-1796. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Majority of content being letters to Spain

Physical Description

1 folder

Volume 6: Account Book, 1791-1794. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Listing of goods sold, client invoice totals, and smaller receipts with some deductions for expenses

Physical Description

1 folder

Volume 7: Self-Styled "Diaro", 1793-1798. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

List goods solds with running list of outstanding accounts, most marked as paid

Physical Description

1 folder

Volume 8: Borrador, 1793-1799. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Letter copybook filled with letters to Spain discussing politics and future plans for partnership

Physical Description

1 folder

Volume 9: Account Book, 1795-1799. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

List of goods sold, some marked as being sold to concerns in Chile

Physical Description

1 folder

Volume 10: Warehouse Log Book, 1798-1807. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

List of accounts pertinent to firm's warehouse, denoting clients and invoices paid.

Physical Description

1 folder

Volume 11: Account Book, 1798-1811. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Thumb-indexed list of clients, followed by additional list of accounts.

Physical Description

1 folder

Volume 12: Account Book, 1816-1817. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Focuses on expenses of various voyages and "petty cash" records

Physical Description

1 folder

Volume 13: Letter Copybook, 1818-1824. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Thumb-indexed listof clients with locations, followed by collection of letterson independence movement, shipwreck losses, etc.

Physical Description

1 folder

Volume 14: Letter Copybook, 1818-1820. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Similar to #13, with more emphasis on letters throughout current and former Spanish holdings in the Americas

Physical Description

1 folder

Volume 15: Letter Copybook, 1837-1842. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Contains much on the trade and political situation in South America

Physical Description

1 folder

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