| | 1 | Author: | Coates, Samuel, 1748-1830 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Samuel Coates account and memoranda books, 1785-1830
| | | | Dates: | 1785-1830 | | | | Abstract: | The Samuel Coates Collection consists largely of business records of Samuel Coates, a prominent Philadelphia merchant. Coates’ large account book for 1803-1830 contains a range of financial transactions both personal and professional that may lend insight into business and trade in early nineteenth century Philadelphia. The collection also includes Coates’ day book, which records day-to-day meetings, and two volumes of Coates’ financial dealings with the Bank of North America between 1788 and 1798. Coates was later elected a director of the Bank in 1800.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.C632.1d | | | | Extent: | 5.0 Volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Law | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Legal Records | | | | Subjects: | Legal documents. | |
| 2 | Author: | Mifflin, John F.(John Fishbourne),1759-1813. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John F. (John Fishbourne) Mifflin receipt book, 1800-1813
| | | | Dates: | 1800-1813 | | | | Abstract: | The John Mifflin receipt book is a fairly straight forward collection. Mifflin had some involvement in financing the Pike Expedition, some record of which is in the transactions of the receipt book. He was also a prominent Philadelphian. As such, names of other prominent Philadelphians with whom he conducted business are recorded. The Mifflin receipt book is unusual in one respect. Occasionally, Mifflin provides hisotrical details on his property.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.M585 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | | | | Subjects: | Legal documents. | |
| 3 | Author: | Miller, Peter,1724?-1794. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Register Book H, 1765-1777
| | | | Dates: | 1765-1777 | | | | Abstract: | The Peter Miller deposition book contains a wealth of information about the social life of Philadelphia. Miller was a notary public in the city and had many people appear before him on a variety of matters. The depositions can occasionally provide intriguing details about events and litigation that happened in Philadelphia. One deposition describes a controversy over a rotten tobacco shipment, while others deal with personal disputes over debts. Some of the depositions are in German, providing insight on the German community within Philadelphia.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.347.96.M615 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | Legal Records | | | | Subjects: | Legal documents. | Notaries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | |
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