I. Bennette Merlino de Saint Pry papers, chronological
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, miscellaneous documents, and receipts, invoices, and account statements concerning shipping.
Financial documents record transaction sales for materials such as wood blocks, tallow, hand pumps, decknail gimblet, sailing needles, wine, codfish, tea, tar, rum, molasses, beer, tea, salt, sugar, beef, tables, flour, and many other goods. The financial material also includes account statements that record multiple dates, and many are for auction sales in Boston. Many items refer to goods bought or sold to companies and auction houses such as Parkman Hinkley & Co., Clark & Huntley, and many others. Papers include the geographic locations of: Boston, Massachusetts, Cape Ann, Newburyport, Massachusetts, Martinique, St. Domingo, and others.
Dates
- Creation: 1764-1843
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in French, English, and Italian.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
This collection is not housed at the Houghton Library but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
2 linear feet (4 boxes)Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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