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ITEM — Volume: 47-1 Identifier: Mss:446 1742-1919

Ledger C-Hazard, Robinson & Co., 1794-1796 Digital

Scope and Contents

Ledger of Hazard, Robinson & Co., dated 1794-1796, related to coastwise and West Indies shipping and retail trade in Charleston. There is an index to individuals, businesses, vessels, voyages, and types of accounts at the front of the volume. Included are accounts of an adventure of the sloop Maryland to Petit-Goâv, Haiti, commissions, customhouse bonds, rice, bills and notes, and some loose accounts and statements laid in, such as disbursements on the sloop New York Packet. Among the merchants in the volume are Henry Collins Flagg (1742-1801), Kirk & Lukens, Rosanna Budd, Christopher Champlin, George Champlin, Sylvanus Hussey, Mary Morton, Samuel Allen, Zachary Allen, and David Anthony.

Dates

  • Creation: 1794-1796

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.

Extent

115 linear feet (220 volumes, 124 boxes)

Physical Location

MANU

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository

Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.

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