Form: Bills of sale - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 1 folder
Abstract:: George W. Merchant, a druggist, began manufacturing his Gargling Oil in Lockport, NY, in 1833. Merchant's Gargling Oil was not meant to be gargled, as the name suggests, but used as a liniment. Like many 19th-century patent medicines, it was advertised to effectively treat numerous ailments, including rheumatism, burns and scalds, flesh wounds, toothaches, cracked heels, hemorrhoids, and sprains and bruises. Around 1855, Merchant sold the business to M. H. Tucker, who continued manufacturing the Gargling Oil. The M. H. Tucker Company continued manufacturing Merchant's Gargling Oil until 1928, when the factory burned down. The Records of the M. H. Tucker and Company consist of seven items, all pertaining to the company's Merchant's Gargling Oil. The collection includes several bills of sale, dating from from 1856 to 1857; undated testimonials; and an almanac for the year 1870.

Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 item (1 page)
Abstract:: In this handwritten and signed letter, bookbinder Daniel Steele of Albany, New York, informed New York City bookseller Robert Moore of a shipment of ten bundles of scale board which was being sent by way of the sloop Ontario.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: .6 linear foot (2 boxes) and 1 oversize removal
Abstract:: The Townsend family (of Delaware) papers consists of letters, accounts, and other business records, spanning the years 1809-1920, with the majority of the material falling between 1834 and 1894. The collection mainly consists of business letters sent to Samuel and John Townsend, political and personal letters sent to Samuel Townsend, and family correspondence, including twenty letters written by Edmund Townsend during the Civil War.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 box and 0.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Thomas Shields Clarke Collection of German Legal Documents consists of eight German and Italian legal documents, in German and Latin, collected by American sculptor and painter Thomas Shields Clarke (Princeton Class of 1882). The documents range in date from 1572 to 1802.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 box and 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a group of around forty documents, primarily from the 18th and 19th centuries, that were assembled by collector John H. Scheide on the topic of slavery in North America.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

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