Subject: Merchants--United States--History--19th century - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This receipt book highlights the mercantile activities of Jesse Green of Sussex County, Delaware, between 1803 and 1830. It also includes Green's financial accounts with his children Mary, Emmeline, William, and Jesse, Jr.

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Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This volume contains an autobiographical sketch of John C. Brinck’s childhood in upstate New York, mercantile career in New York City, and travels to the Midwest, covering the period between 1811 and the early 1890s.

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

Extent:: 3.5 linear foot
Abstract:: The Archives of Georgetown, Delaware, businesses is the gift of Milt Chaski, Jr., who acquired the material in one "odd lot" at an auction sale. The collection consists primarily of materials related to three prominent businesses that were active in Georgetown, Delaware, at the turn of and into the mid-twentieth century: J.W. Blizzard, Layton & Layton, and the Georgetown Gas Company.

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Extent:: 31 item (1 box)
Abstract:: The Hamilton and Hood papers include information about the business ventures of John Hamilton and John M. Hood, grocers and wine merchants in Philadelphia in the early nineteenth century. Correspondence with merchants regarding prices and shipment as well as orders placed by individuals are present.

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

Extent:: 1 linear foot (2 upright manuscript boxes)
Abstract:: The late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century business records of Philadelphia merchant Etienne Dutilh and his descendants. The records include ships’ payrolls, bills of lading, bills of exchange, shipping records, and cargo insurance policies.

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

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