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Bryant, John (Shipowner)

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John Bryant account books

Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1801-1812 B915
Scope and Contents:

This collection contains a ledger and account book kept by Boston, Massachusetts merchant John Bryant between 1801 and 1812. The volumes include transactions made between Bryant and customers for household merchandise, furniture and goods. John Bryant was later a partner with William Sturgis, in the merchant shipping firm Bryant & Sturgis.

Bryant & Sturgis (Boston, Mass.) records

Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1811-1872 B915
Scope and Content Note::

The collection includes waste books, journals, ledgers, and letter books (including one of John Perkins Cushing). There are statements of account of William Sturgis, 1827-1861 (with gaps); a journal (diary) of Charles H. Hammatt, Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, 1823-1825.