Volume 3, 1793 August-October Digital
Scope and Contents
Contains bills, invoices, and receipts for items traded by Samuel Coates including sugar, beer, and candles There are also several invoices for carpentry work done by the firm of Hatcher & Johnson at Coates' brewery, and from Paul & Christopher Mitchell for supplying labor and freighting goods from Nantucket, Massachusetts to Philadelphia. Additionally, there is an account with the owners of the ship Hope with Susannah Wiser, for sundry disbursements to the 130 passengers and servants who landed at the Marine Hospital, a quarantine facility, after a voyage from Londonderry, Northern Ireland, during the Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic of 1793; she was also compensated for nursing, and for burying fifteen adults and seven children, as well as Henry Dougherty, who may have died of yellow fever.
Dates
- Creation: 1793 August-October
Language of Materials
Collection is predominantly in English; materials in Dutch and French are identified at the folder level.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
2 linear feet (5 boxes)Physical Location
MANU
Creator
- From the Collection: Coates, Samuel (1748-1830) (Person)
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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