Scope and Contents
Cash book recording accounts of adventures to London, Barbados, St. Eustatius, Antigua, Louisburg, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, dated 1750-1756. Henry Bromfield shipped spermaceti oil to London, and New England rum and sugar to Halifax and Louisburg. There are also accounts in the volume of coastwise shipping.
Dates
- Creation: 1750-1756
Creator
- Bromfield, Henry (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 volume)Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited by Boston Public Library, 1930.
Creator
- Bromfield, Henry (Person)
- Title
- Bromfield, Henry, 1727-1820. Henry Bromfield Cash Book, 1750-1756 (inclusive): A Finding Aid
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00705
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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