Box 5

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Contains accounts between Ichabod Jones and Benjamin Richardson, dated 1762-1790, for carpentry, work done aboard ships, painting, and other day labor.

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Contains accounts of Ichabod Jones with John White reflecting trade of molasses, rum, flour, tobacco, and other goods, and their partnership in shipping and whaling ventures, dated 1762-1778. Charges included Jones' one-third part of a payment to Mr. Foster for transporting a person he enslaved to Maryland.

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Account book containing debits and credits to the estate of Ichabod Jones, administered by his son, John Coffin Jones, from 1776 to 1816. Included are several diary entries by John Coffin Jones about administering the estate, and number of accounts for rent of his father's property.

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Contains several lists of notes due to Stephen Jones & Co. and two accounts of Stephen Jones & Co. with Ichabod Jones showing charges for food and lumber, dated 1772-1775.

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Contains copies of an agreement forming the partnership of John Coffin Jones and his brother-in-law Thomas Lee, accounts showing profits from their privateering efforts, and documents related to the dissolution of the partnership and division of assets, dated 1775-1782.

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Contains accounts of John Coffin Jones and his brother-in-law Thomas Lee, documents related to an adjustment in the terms of their partnership, lists of notes payable to Lee & Jones, and document related to the dissolution of the partnership and division of assets, dated 1775-1783. Included is a "Sketch of the Circumstances relating to Co-partnership" by Jones, outlining his version of events leading to his falling out with Lee, and several undated accounts.

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Contains accounts between John Coffin Jones and M.M. Hays for the purchase of head matter and manufacture and sale of spermaceti candles and oil to customers including the town of Boston, dated 1786-1787.

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Contains accounts between John Coffin Jones and M.M. Hays for the purchase of head matter and manufacture and sale of spermaceti candles and oil, dated 1792-1796. Products were delivered from Hays' oil works to the Boston Light House and the United States government.

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Contains accounts, bills, and receipts between John Coffin Jones and Jeffrey & Russell for outfitting ships that transported their goods, and for the trade of nankeens, dated 1790-1803.

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Contains accounts, bills, promissory notes, and receipts between John Coffin Jones and Jeffrey & Russell, dated 1795-1797.

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Contains accounts, bills, promissory notes, correspondence regarding delivery of notes, and receipts of John Coffin Jones and Jeffrey & Russell, dated 1798-1811.

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Contains accounts, bills, promissory notes, and correspondence of John Coffin Jones and Jeffrey & Russell, as well as notes endorsed over to John Coffin Jones by Patrick Russell, dated 1811-1812.

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Contains promissory and bank notes addressed to John Coffin Jones from Jeffrey & Russell, dated 1797-1805.

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Contains promissory and bank notes addressed to John Coffin Jones from Jeffrey & Russell, dated 1805-1811.

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Contains promissory notes from John Coffin Jones to Jeffrey & Russell, dated 1802-1807.

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Contains promissory notes from John Coffin Jones to Jeffrey & Russell, dated 1807-1810.

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Contains accounts between John Coffin Jones and Jeffrey & Russell reflecting their trade of spermaceti and expenses related to shipping other goods including hemp, dated 1789-1796.

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Contains accounts between John Coffin Jones and Jeffrey & Russell showing charges related to shipping oil, whalebone, fish, rum, and tobacco, for cooperage, and wharfage fees, dated 1796-1810.

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Contains accounts between John Coffin Jones and Jeffrey & Russell showing charges related to shipping whale oil, for cooperage, and wharfage and dockage fees, dated 1800-1811. There is also a schedule of promissory notes to Jeffrey & Russell

Scope and Contents: Contains a handwritten account of John Coffin Jones, dated 1819, outlining his involvement in a lawsuit related to defaulted notes of Philadelphia merchant James Greenleaf, which were alleged to be improperly secured in 1796. Also includes an public announcement of John Nicholson accusing Greenleaf of fraud, and Greenleaf's responses, printed in an unknown newspaper, as well as an announcement of notes drawn and endorsed by Greenleaf that were secured by shares in the North American Land...

Scope and Contents: Contains numbered exhibits from a lawsuit filed by John Coffin Jones and Jeffrey & Russell in 1796 against Philadelphia merchant James Greenleaf, including correspondence regarding the sale of land by Greenleaf to them, agreements regarding delivery of notes, and notes from Greenleaf to Jeffrey & Russell. Also included are a notarized power of attorney signed by Greenleaf allowing Jones and Jeffrey & Russell to dispose of his notes, a copy of an obligation to Greenleaf to release...

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Contains numbered exhibits from a lawsuit filed by John Coffin Jones and Jeffrey & Russell in 1796 against Philadelphia merchant James Greenleaf, including fragments of notes, agreements for delivery of notes, and vouchers.

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Contains numbered exhibits from a lawsuit filed by John Coffin Jones and Jeffrey & Russell in 1796 against Philadelphia merchant James Greenleaf, including promissory notes, receipts, a statement of Greenleaf's debts and securities, correspondence, and a memorandum of property to be transferred by Greenleaf to Jones and Jeffrey & Russell.

Scope and Contents: Contains numbered exhibits from a lawsuit filed by John Coffin Jones and Jeffrey & Russell in 1796 against Philadelphia merchant James Greenleaf, including receipts, correspondence, agreements regarding notes and land in Georgia, and statements from individuals deposed in the case. There is also a copy of a letter to James Madison (1751-1836), Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), and Levi Lincoln (1749-1820; Harvard AB 1772) in their capacity as land commissioners for claims to the territory...

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Contains accounts of John Coffin Jones with Jeffrey & Russell related to pursuing legal action against Philadelphia merchant James Greenleaf for defaulting on promissory notes, dated 1795-1814. One account contains a note stating the balance of the Georgia land deeds that were to be transferred from Greenleaf as payment will be recorded as part of a legal settlement.