Alex. Brown &
Sons
A Register of Its Records in the Library of
Congress
Prepared by Manuscript Division
staff
Revised by Harry G. Heiss and Mary A. Lacy
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2000
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Title: Records of Alex. Brown
& Sons
Span Dates: 1796-1908
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1796-1884)
ID No.: MSS14019
Creator:
Alex. Brown &
Sons
Extent:
ca. 80,000
items;
266 containers;
51 linear feet
Language: Collection material in English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Lettercopy and
letterpress books (1802-1880), daybooks (1800-1867), cashbooks (1829-1876),
ledgers (1796-1878), and other business records of the firm founded by
Alexander Brown in Baltimore, Md., ca. 1800 which grew from a mercantile
business into an international banking house.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Names:
Alex.
Brown & Sons
Brown,
Alexander, 1764-1834
Brown,
Alexander, 1858-1949
Brown,
George, 1787-1869
Brown,
George Stewart, 1834-1890
Brown,
James, 1791-1877
Brown,
John A., 1788-1872
Brown,
Stewart, b. 1769
Brown,
William, Sir, 1784-1864
Falls,
Moore
Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company
Brown
Brothers & Company
Brown,
Shipley & Co.
Falls
& Brown
Stewart
Brown (Firm)
Subjects:
Banks and
banking--Maryland--Baltimore
Banks and banking,
International
International
finance
Linen
industry--Ireland
Merchants--Maryland--Baltimore
Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Public utilities
Shipbuilding
Trading companies
United States--Economic
conditions--19th century
United
States--History--19th century
United States--Politics
and government--19th century
United States--Social life
and customs--19th century
Provenance:The records of the firm of Alex. Brown & Sons were given to the
Library of Congress in 1954 by Benjamin H. Griswold III on behalf of the
firm.
Processing History:The records of Alex. Brown & Sons were initially processed in
1954; the collection description was revised in 2000. Containers 125, 198, and
242 were microfilmed and returned to the firm in 1954.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Alex. Brown
& Sons is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17,
U.S.C.)
Microfilm:A microfilm edition of Containers 125, 198, and 242 is available on one reel. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript
Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Records of Alex. Brown & Sons, Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
| Date |
Event |
| 1800 |
Firm established in
Baltimore, Md., by
Alexander Brown (1764-1834)
|
| 1804 |
Alexander Brown (1764-1834) organized
Baltimore Water Co.
|
| 1810 |
William Brown (1784-1864) sent to
London, England, to establish firm of
Brown Shipley & Co.
|
| 1818 |
John A. Brown (1788-1872) sent to
Philadelphia, Pa., to found
Brown Brothers Harriman and Company
|
| 1825 |
James Brown (1791-1877) sent to
New York to found firm of
Brown Brothers & Co.
|
| 1827 |
Alexander Brown (1764-1834) helped organize
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Brown v. Maryland decided in favor of Alex.
Brown & Sons
|
| 1834 |
Alexander Brown (born 1764) died
George Brown (1787-1859) named senior
partner
|
| 1839 |
Alex. Brown & Sons became separate banking concern |
| 1859 |
George Stewart Brown (1834-1890) named head of
Baltimore, Md., house
|
| 1890 |
Alexander Brown (1858-1949) named senior
partner
|
| 1924 |
Benjamin Howell Griswold (1858-1949) named
head of firm
|
| 1946 |
Alexander B. Griswold (1907- ) succeeded his
father as senior partner
|
The records of
Alex. Brown & Sons span the years 1796-1908,
with the bulk of the material dating from 1796 to 1884. Included are business
records of successor companies, subsidiaries, and allied business. The records
document the commercial and financial activities of
Alexander Brown, his sons, and their successors,
showing the development of their banking house in conjunction with extensive
import-export operations, the building of ships and worldwide trade activities,
and the building of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. They also reflect
the company's change from a mercantile to an international banking house having
connections with
Brown, Shipley & Company of
Liverpool, and with
Brown Brothers & Company, of
New York,
Philadelphia, and
Baltimore. The records are organized into the
following series:
Lettercopy
Books,
Letterpress
Books,
Daybooks,
Cashbooks,
Ledgers,
Sterling
Ledgers,
Ledger Sight
Bills,
Journals,
Sales Books,
Waste Books,
Accounts
Current,
Blotters,
and
Miscellany.
The firm of Alex. Brown & Sons was founded by
Alexander Brown, an Irish immigrant who came to
Baltimore in 1797 and engaged in the mercantile
business as an importer of Irish linen. The records are largely confined to the
operations of the firm's outlets in
Baltimore, which served as the American
headquarters for the firm's chain of offices from 1800 to 1840. Lettercopy and
letterpress books generally provide a continuous, daily record of the branch's
outgoing correspondence with other offices in the organization and with the
branch's out-of-town customers from 1800 to 1879.
Letterbooks, in the collection contain detailed information concerning
political, civil, and military affairs affecting the firm. The
Lettercopy Books
series, consisting of letters sent, includes records of the
Falls and Brown Company, 1803-1804. The
Letterpress
Books series is organized into three subseries.
Set A includes
records similar to those in the Lettercopy Books series and is distinguished
from them chiefly by the copying method.
Set B is
comprised of letterpress copies of letters sent to
Brown Shipley & Company,
London, England. The letterpress copies in
Set C are of
letters sent to
Brown Brothers & Company,
Boston,
New York, and
Philadelphia offices.
The collection also includes financial records in a variety of
formats.
Daybooks are
daily journals of business transactions in the order of their occurrence.
Cashbooks record
money received and paid out, showing date of transaction, name of customer or
client, description of the transaction, and amounts received and expended.
Ledgers
contain postings to accounts receivable and accounts payable; they include
ledgers of
Falls & Brown,
Baltimore, 1796-1810.
Sterling
Ledgers contain postings to accounts receivable and accounts payable of
Alex. Brown & Sons sterling operations.
Ledger Sight
Bills contain a record of journal postings by bill number. Journals
contain daily entries from daybooks and blotters.
Sales Books
appear to be logs of customer sales.
Waste Books are
daily journals of business transactions in the order of their occurrence; one
book is from
Stewart Brown,
Philadelphia, and
Falls & Brown,
Baltimore.
Accounts
Current appear to be summaries of accounts receivable and accounts
payable. Account entries include account name, transaction date, and
description. Blotters are daily journals of business transactions.
The
Miscellany
series includes journals and ledgers of the
Union Railroad Company sinking fund, credit rating
and statements books, minute books of the
Aransas Pass Harbor Company of which
Brown and Sons Company was a bondholder and
trustee, and of the
Female Orphan Asylum,
Baltimore. Also in the series is a book containing
signatures of persons authorized to conduct business with
Brown & Sons Company.
The collection also includes records of other
Brown family firms, such as the firms of
Stewart Brown, of
Philadelphia, an older brother of
Alexander Brown, 22 April 1796- 30 May 1797; and
of
Moore Falls and
Stewart Brown of the firm of
Falls & Brown, of
Baltimore, 1797-1810. These records are not
necessarily noted specifically in the descriptions below
The collection is arranged in thirteen series:
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Lettercopy Books,
1802-1863
-
Letterpress Books,
1841-1880
-
Daybooks,
1800-1867
-
Cashbooks,
1829-1876
-
Ledgers,
1796-1878
-
Sterling Ledgers,
1867-1876
-
Ledger Sight
Bills, 1852-1884
-
Journals,
1824-1848
-
Sales Books,
1824-1838
-
Waste Books,
1796-1806
-
Accounts Current,
1826-1881
-
Blotters,
1805-1839
-
Miscellany,
1802-1908, n.d.
| Container |
Series |
|
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|
| BOX 1-40
|
|
|
Copies of letters sent. Some volumes contain an alphabetical index
of correspondents.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 41-124
|
|
|
| BOX 41-78
|
Set A,
1841-1879
|
|
Letterpress copies of letters sent. Some volumes contain an
alphabetical index of correspondents.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 79-102
|
Set B,
1863-1879
|
|
Letterpress copies of letters sent to Brown Shipley & Co.,
London, England. Some volumes contain an alphabetical index of
correspondents.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 103-124
|
Set C,
1865-1880
|
|
Letterpress copies of letters sent to Brown Brothers & Co.,
Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y., and Philadelphia, Pa., offices. Some volumes
contain an alphabetical index of correspondents.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 125-162
|
|
|
Daily journals of business transactions in the order of their
occurrence showing store location, date of transaction, folio number, name of
customer or client, nature of transaction, description of merchandise,
quantities, and amounts received and expended.
|
|
Arranged chronologically by date of business transaction. |
|
| BOX 163-197
|
|
|
Record of money received and paid out showing date of transaction,
name of customer or client, transaction description, and amounts received and
expended.
|
|
Arranged chronologically by date of business transaction. |
|
| BOX 198-222
|
|
|
Volumes contain postings to accounts receivable and accounts
payable. Account entries include account name, transaction date, description of
transaction, folio number, and amounts credited and debited. Some volumes
contain alphabetical indexes of account, customer, and client names.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 223-226
|
|
|
Volumes are labeled "supplementary sterling ledgers" and appear to
contain postings to accounts receivable and accounts payable of Alex. Brown
& Sons sterling operations. Entries include account name, transaction date,
description of transaction, folio number, and amounts credited and debited.
Some volumes contain alphabetical indexes of account, customer, and client
names.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 227-230
|
|
|
Contains a record of journal postings by bill number. Entries
include transaction date, bill number, date paid, amount paid, and folio
number.
|
|
Arranged chronologically by business transaction date. |
|
| BOX 231-237
|
|
|
Volumes contain daily entries from daybooks and blotters. Entries
include folio number, date of transaction, transaction description, and amounts
credited or debited.
|
|
Arranged chronologically by business transaction date. |
|
| BOX 238-241
|
|
|
Volumes appear to be logs of customer sales. Entries include folio
number, date of transaction, name of customer, description of merchandise,
quantities purchased, and amount of money received.
|
|
Arranged chronologically by business transaction date. |
|
| BOX 242-243
|
|
|
Daily journals of business transactions in the order of their
occurrence. Entries for each transaction include folio number, date, nature of
transaction, name of customer or client, and amounts received and expended.
|
|
Arranged chronologically by date of business transaction. |
|
| BOX 244-254
|
|
|
Volumes appear to be summaries of accounts receivable and accounts
payable. Account entries include account name, transaction date, description of
transaction, and amounts credited and debited. Some volumes contain
alphabetical indexes of account, customer, and client names.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 255-258
|
|
|
Daily journals of business transactions in the order of their
occurrence showing store location, date of transaction, folio number, name of
customer or client, nature of transaction, description of merchandise,
quantities, and amounts received and expended.
|
|
Arranged chronologically by date of business transaction. |
|
| BOX 259-266
|
|
|
| BOX 259-261
|
Union Railroad
Company Sinking Fund Journals and Ledgers,
1870-1886
|
|
Journals and ledgers for ground rent accounts held by trustees
of the sinking fund of the Union Railroad Co., Baltimore, Md. Volume entries
include date of transaction, account number, description of transaction, and
amounts debited and credited.
|
|
Volumes are arranged as journals and ledgers and chronologically
therein.
|
|
| BOX 262
|
Credit Rating Book,
n.d.
|
|
Single volume denoting credit worthiness of customers and
clients. Entries show date, customer or client name, and opinion concerning
ability to pay, business practices, and reliability.
|
|
Arranged alphabetically by name of customer or client. |
|
| BOX 263
|
Statements Book No.
9,
1899-1900
|
|
Letterpress copies of customers' statements of account
containing date, customer name and address, description of merchandise
purchased, quantities, and amounts credited and debited to account. Volume also
contains weekly financial statements of Alex. Brown & Sons sterling
operations and an alphabetical index of customers.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 264
|
Aransas Pass Harbor
Company Minute Book,
1897-1908
|
|
Contains minutes of meetings and copies of resolutions adopted
by the board of trustees of the Aransas Pass Harbor Co., Aransas Pass, Tex., of
which Brown & Sons Co. was a bondholder and trustee. Laid in are
correspondence, resolutions, notes, lists, and agreements concerning
acquisition of Aransas Harbor City & Improvement Co., Aransas Pass,
Tex.
|
|
| BOX 265
|
Female Orphan Asylum
Minute Book,
1802-1857
|
|
Single volume containing minutes of meetings of the board of
directors of the Female Orphan Asylum, Baltimore, Md. Also included are
financial reports and a newspaper clipping concerning the founding of the
organization.
|
|
| BOX 266
|
Signature Book,
ca. 1871-1888
|
|
Contains signatures of persons authorized to conduct business
with Brown & Sons Co. and includes letters of introduction, business cards,
receipts, and signatures cut and pasted from other documents. Items entered
alphabetically by name of customer or client, although some entries are not in
proper order.
|
| Container |
Contents |
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| BOX 1-40
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Lettercopy Books,
1802-1863
|
|
Copies of letters sent. Some volumes contain an alphabetical index
of correspondents.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 1
|
Dec. 1802-May
1804
|
|
| BOX 2
|
Jan. 1803-Aug.
1804 (Falls & Brown)
|
|
| BOX 3
|
Dec. 1810-May
1814
|
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| BOX 4
|
Apr. 1818-Apr.
1819
|
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| BOX 5
|
Apr. 1819-May
1820
|
|
| BOX 6
|
June 1819-May
1821
|
|
| BOX 7
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Jan. 1822-Dec.
1823
|
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| BOX 8
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Dec. 1823-Dec.
1825
|
|
| BOX 9
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Nov. 1823-Mar.
1831
|
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| BOX 10
|
Dec. 1825-May
1828
|
|
| BOX 11
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July 1826-July
1830
|
|
| BOX 12
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Mar. 1828-May
1831
|
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| BOX 13
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July 1830-June
1832
|
|
| BOX 14
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Mar. 1831-Jan.
1836
|
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| BOX 15
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May 1831-May
1833
|
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| BOX 16
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June 1832-Jan.
1834
|
|
| BOX 17
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Dec. 1833-Sept.
1835
|
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| BOX 18
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Jan. 1835-Nov.
1837
|
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| BOX 19
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Sept. 1835-Jan.
1838
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| BOX 20
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Jan. 1836-Aug.
1839
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| BOX 21
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Jan. 1838-Apr.
1840
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| BOX 22
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Aug. 1839-Apr.
1844
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| BOX 23
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Apr. 1840-Sept.
1842
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| BOX 24
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Oct. 1842-Oct.
1845
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| BOX 25
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Apr. 1844-Dec.
1847
|
|
| BOX 26
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Oct. 1845-May
1851
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| BOX 27
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Dec. 1847-May
1850
|
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| BOX 28
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June 1850-Sept.
1853
|
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| BOX 29
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May 1851-Apr.
1852
|
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| BOX 30
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Jan. 1853-Mar.
1853
|
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| BOX 31
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Mar. 1853-Sept.
1854
|
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| BOX 32
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Sept. 1853-Apr.
1856
|
|
| BOX 33
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Apr. 1854-Jan.
1856
|
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| BOX 34
|
June 1856-Oct.
1857
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|
| BOX 35
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May 1856-Oct.
1859
|
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| BOX 36
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Oct. 1856-July
1859
|
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| BOX 37
|
July 1859-Feb.
1861
|
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| BOX 38
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Oct. 1859-Apr.
1863
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|
| BOX 39
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Mar. 1861-Jan.
1863
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| BOX 40
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Jan. 1863-May
1863
|
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| BOX 41-124
|
Letterpress Books,
1841-1880
|
|
| BOX 41-78
|
Set A,
1841-1879
|
|
Letterpress copies of letters sent. Some volumes contain an
alphabetical index of correspondents.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 41
|
July 5,
1841-Mar. 8, 1845
|
|
| BOX 42
|
Mar. 2,
1865-Mar. 2, 1868
|
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| BOX 43
|
Dec. 19,
1867-July 15, 1868
|
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| BOX 44
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July 16,
1868-Mar. 31, 1869
|
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| BOX 45
|
Mar. 31,
1869-Oct. 9, 1869
|
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| BOX 46
|
Oct. 9,
1869-Mar. 3, 1870
|
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| BOX 47
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Mar. 4,
1870-July 5, 1870
|
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| BOX 48
|
July 6,
1870-Nov. 21, 1870
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| BOX 49
|
Nov. 21,
1870-Feb. 17, 1871
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| BOX 50
|
Feb. 17,
1871-June 16, 1871
|
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| BOX 51
|
June 16,
1871-Nov. 11, 1871
|
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| BOX 52
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Nov. 13,
1871-Feb. 28, 1872
|
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| BOX 53
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Feb. 24,
1872-June 27, 1872
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| BOX 54
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June 27,
1872-Oct. 18, 1872
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| BOX 55
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Oct.. 17,
1872-Feb. 1, 1873
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| BOX 56
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Feb. 1,
1873-May 12, 1873
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| BOX 57
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May 13,
1873-Aug. 16, 1873
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| BOX 58
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Aug. 18,
1873-Nov. 10, 1873
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| BOX 59
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Nov. 10,
1873-Feb. 2, 1874
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| BOX 60
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Feb. 3,
1874-May 19, 1874
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| BOX 61
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May 20,
1874-Sept. 10, 1874
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| BOX 62
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Sept. 11,
1874-Dec. 30, 1874
|
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| BOX 63
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Dec. 31,
1874-Apr. 19, 1875
|
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| BOX 64
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Apr. 20,
1875-July 28, 1875
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| BOX 65
|
July 29,
1875-Oct. 26, 1875
|
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| BOX 66
|
Oct. 26,
1875-Jan. 3, 1876
|
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| BOX 67
|
Jan. 3,
1876-Mar. 15, 1876
|
|
(The volume for the period from Mar. 16 to June 16, 1876 was
not sent.)
|
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| BOX 68
|
June 17,
1876-Oct. 9, 1876
|
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| BOX 69
|
Oct. 9,
1876-Jan. 27, 1877
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| BOX 70
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Jan. 27,
1877-May 14, 1877
|
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| BOX 71
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May 15,
1877-Sept. 3, 1877
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| BOX 72
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Sept. 3,
1877-Dec. 22, 1877
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| BOX 73
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Dec. 22,
1877-Apr. 5, 1878
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| BOX 74
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Apr. 5,
1878-July 12, 1878
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| BOX 75
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July 12,
1878-Nov. 4, 1878
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| BOX 76
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Nov. 4,
1878-Feb. 21, 1879
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| BOX 77
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Feb. 21,
1879-June 18, 1879
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| BOX 78
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June 18,
1879-Oct. 27, 1879
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| BOX 79-102
|
Set B,
1863-1879
|
|
Letterpress copies of letters sent to Brown Shipley & Co.,
London, England. Some volumes contain an alphabetical index of
correspondents.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 79
|
May 22,
1863-Dec. 30, 1864
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| BOX 80
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Jan. 4,
1867-Oct. 14, 1867
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| BOX 81
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Oct. 12,
1867-Nov. 24, 1868
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| BOX 82
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Nov. 24,
1868-July 2, 1869
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| BOX 83
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July 6,
1869-Jan. 28, 1870
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| BOX 84
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Feb. 1,
1870-Sept. 2, 1870
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| BOX 85
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Sept. 6,
1870-Mar. 7, 1871
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| BOX 86
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Mar. 7,
1871-Aug. 15, 1871
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| BOX 87
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Aug. 15,
1871-Jan. 23, 1872
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| BOX 88
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Jan. 23,
1872-June 14, 1872
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| BOX 89
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June 14,
1872-Nov. 8, 1872
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| BOX 90
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Nov. 8,
1872-Mar. 19, 1873
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| BOX 91
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Mar. 31,
1873-Aug. 12, 1873
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| BOX 92
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Aug. 12,
1873-Feb. 6, 1874
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| BOX 93
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Feb. 6,
1874-Aug. 17, 1874
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| BOX 94
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Aug. 7,
1874-Feb. 19, 1875
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| BOX 95
|
Feb. 23,
1875-Sept. 29, 1875
|
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| BOX 96
|
Sept. 29,
1875-Apr. 12, 1876
|
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| BOX 97
|
Apr. 12,
1876-Oct. 31, 1876
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| BOX 98
|
Oct. 31,
1876-May 29, 1877
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| BOX 99
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May 29,
1877-Jan. 16, 1878
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| BOX 100
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Jan. 18,
1878-Aug. 21, 1879
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| BOX 101
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Aug. 23,
1878-Mar. 17, 1879
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| BOX 102
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Mar. 17,
1879-Oct. 6, 1879
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| BOX 103-124
|
Set C,
1865-1880
|
|
Letterpress copies of letters sent to Brown Brothers & Co.,
Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y., and Philadelphia, Pa., offices. Some volumes
contain an alphabetical index of correspondents.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 103
|
June 21,
1865-May 21, 1866
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| BOX 104
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May 23,
1866-June 15, 1867
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| BOX 105
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Jan. 2,
1867-Nov. 15, 1867
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| BOX 106
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Nov. 16,
1867-Aug. 1, 1868
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| BOX 107
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Aug. 1,
1868-Apr. 26, 1869
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| BOX 108
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Apr. 24,
1869-Nov. 23, 1869
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| BOX 109
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Nov. 24,
1869-Aug. 4, 1870
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| BOX 110
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Aug. 4,
1870-Apr. 18, 1871
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| BOX 111
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Apr. 18,
1871-Jan. 2, 1872
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| BOX 112
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Jan. 3,
1872-Sept. 26, 1872
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| BOX 113
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Sept. 27,
1872-May 12, 1873
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| BOX 114
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May 13,
1873-Dec. 10, 1873
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| BOX 115
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Dec. 11,
1873-July 29, 1874
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| BOX 116
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July 30,
1874-Mar. 19, 1875
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| BOX 117
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Mar. 20,
1875-Oct. 26, 1875
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| BOX 118
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Oct. 26,
1875-May 5, 1876
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| BOX 119
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May 6,
1876-Dec. 14, 1876
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| BOX 120
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Dec. 15,
1876-Aug. 21, 1877
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| BOX 121
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Aug. 22,
1877-Apr. 9, 1878
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| BOX 122
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Apr. 10,
1878-Oct. 23, 1878
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| BOX 123
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Oct. 24,
1878-July 14, 1879
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| BOX 124
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July 15,
1879-Mar. 31, 1880
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| BOX 125-162
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Daybooks,
1800-1867
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Daily journals of business transactions in the order of their
occurrence showing store location, date of transaction, folio number, name of
customer or client, nature of transaction, description of merchandise,
quantities, and amounts received and expended.
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Arranged chronologically by date of business transaction. |
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| BOX 125
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1800-1804
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This volume available only on microfilm. Shelf no. 10,830 |
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| BOX 126
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1806-1807
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| BOX 127
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1809-1810
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| BOX 128
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1813-1816
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| BOX 129
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1816-1817
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| BOX 130
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1818-1819
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| BOX 131
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1824-1825
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| BOX 132
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1825-1827
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| BOX 133
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1828-1830
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| BOX 134
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1830-1832
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| BOX 135
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1832-1834
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| BOX 136
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1833-1837
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| BOX 137
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1834-1836
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| BOX 138
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1836-1837
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| BOX 139
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1837-1838
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| BOX 140
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1838-1840
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| BOX 141
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1840-1841
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| BOX 142
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1841-1842
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| BOX 143
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1842-1843
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| BOX 144
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1843-1845
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| BOX 145
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1845-1846
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| BOX 146
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1846-1848
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| BOX 147
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1848-1849
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| BOX 148
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1849-1851
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| BOX 149
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1851-1854
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| BOX 150
|
1852-1853
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| BOX 151
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1852-1855
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| BOX 152
|
1853-1854
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| BOX 153
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1854-1856
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| BOX 154
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1855-1858
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| BOX 155
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1856-1858
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| BOX 156
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1858-1860
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| BOX 157
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1858-1862
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| BOX 158
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1860-1864
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| BOX 159
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1860-1863
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| BOX 160
|
1862-1866
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| BOX 161
|
1863-1866
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| BOX 162
|
1866-1867
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| BOX 163-197
|
Cashbooks,
1829-1876
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|
Record of money received and paid out showing date of transaction,
name of customer or client, transaction description, and amounts received and
expended.
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|
Arranged chronologically by date of business transaction. |
|
| BOX 163-164
|
1829-1831,
1833-1835
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| BOX 165-166
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1835-1837
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| BOX 167-8
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1838-1840
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| BOX 169-70
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1840-1842
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| BOX 171-2
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1842-1846
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| BOX 173-4
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1843-1847
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| BOX 175-6
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1847-1849
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|
| BOX 177-8
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1849-1852
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| BOX 179
|
1850-1870
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| BOX 180
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1852-1853
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| BOX 181
|
1853-1856
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| BOX 182
|
1856-1859
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| BOX 183
|
1859-1861
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| BOX 184
|
1860-1863
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| BOX 185
|
1861-1865
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| BOX 186
|
1863-1865
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|
| BOX 187
|
1865-1866
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|
| BOX 188
|
1863-1867
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|
| BOX 189
|
1866-1868
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|
| BOX 190
|
1867-1868
|
|
| BOX 191
|
1868-1869
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|
| BOX 192
|
1868-1869
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|
| BOX 193
|
1869-1871
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|
| BOX 194
|
1871-1872
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|
| BOX 195
|
1872-1873
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|
| BOX 196
|
1873-1875
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|
| BOX 197
|
1875-1876
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|
| BOX 198-222
|
Ledgers,
1796-1878
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|
Volumes contain postings to accounts receivable and accounts
payable. Account entries include account name, transaction date, description of
transaction, folio number, and amounts credited and debited. Some volumes
contain alphabetical indexes of account, customer, and client names.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
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| BOX 198
|
1796-1810 (Falls & Brown, Baltimore, Md.)
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This volume available only on microfilm. Shelf no. 10,830 |
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| BOX 199
|
1821-1824
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|
| BOX 200
|
1825-1833
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|
| BOX 201
|
1826-1829
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|
| BOX 202
|
1833-1839
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|
| BOX 203
|
1837-1838
|
|
| BOX 204
|
1838-1843
|
|
| BOX 205
|
1843-1849
|
|
| BOX 206
|
1849-1852
|
|
| BOX 207
|
1852-1854
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|
| BOX 208
|
1852-1855
|
|
| BOX 209
|
1853-1868
|
|
| BOX 210
|
1854-1858
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|
| BOX 211
|
1854-1856
|
|
| BOX 212
|
1857-1859
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|
| BOX 213
|
1858-1861
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|
| BOX 214
|
1861-1866
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|
| BOX 215
|
1867-1868
|
|
| BOX 216
|
1868-1870
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|
| BOX 217
|
1870-1871
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|
| BOX 218
|
1871-1872
|
|
| BOX 219
|
1872-1873
|
|
| BOX 220
|
1873-1874
|
|
| BOX 221
|
1874-1875
|
|
| BOX 222
|
1875-1878
|
|
| BOX 223-226
|
Sterling Ledgers,
1867-1876
|
|
Volumes are labeled "supplementary sterling ledgers" and appear to
contain postings to accounts receivable and accounts payable of Alex. Brown
& Sons sterling operations. Entries include account name, transaction date,
description of transaction, folio number, and amounts credited and debited.
Some volumes contain alphabetical indexes of account, customer, and client
names.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 223
|
1867-1868
|
|
| BOX 224
|
1870-1872
|
|
| BOX 225
|
1872-1873
|
|
| BOX 226
|
1873-1876
|
|
| BOX 227-230
|
Ledger Sight Bills,
1852-1884
|
|
Contains a record of journal postings by bill number. Entries
include transaction date, bill number, date paid, amount paid, and folio
number.
|
|
Arranged chronologically by business transaction date. |
|
| BOX 227
|
1852-1856
|
|
| BOX 228
|
1856-1865
|
|
| BOX 229
|
1868-1879
|
|
| BOX 230
|
1868-1884
|
|
| BOX 231-237
|
Journals,
1824-1848
|
|
Volumes contain daily entries from daybooks and blotters. Entries
include folio number, date of transaction, transaction description, and amounts
credited or debited.
|
|
Arranged chronologically by business transaction date. |
|
| BOX 231
|
1826-1829
|
|
| BOX 232
|
1829-1832
|
|
| BOX 233
|
1832-1834
|
|
| BOX 234
|
1834-1835
|
|
| BOX 235
|
1835-1838
|
|
| BOX 236
|
1837,
Apr.-Sept.
|
|
| BOX 237
|
1848
|
|
| BOX 238-241
|
Sales Books,
1824-1838
|
|
Volumes appear to be logs of customer sales. Entries include folio
number, date of transaction, name of customer, description of merchandise,
quantities purchased, and amount of money received.
|
|
Arranged chronologically by business transaction date. |
|
| BOX 238
|
1824-1832
|
|
| BOX 239
|
1826-1836
|
|
| BOX 240
|
1830-1834
|
|
| BOX 241
|
1832-1838
|
|
| BOX 242-243
|
Waste Books,
1796-1806
|
|
Daily journals of business transactions in the order of their
occurrence. Entries for each transaction include folio number, date, nature of
transaction, name of customer or client, and amounts received and expended.
|
|
Arranged chronologically by date of business transaction. |
|
| BOX 242
|
Apr.
1796-Dec.1806 (Stewart Brown, Philadelphia, Pa., and Falls &
Brown, Baltimore, Md.)
|
|
This volume available only on microfilm. Shelf no. 10,830 |
|
| BOX 243
|
Oct. 1796-Dec.
1802
|
|
| BOX 244-254
|
Accounts Current,
1826-1881
|
|
Volumes appear to be summaries of accounts receivable and accounts
payable. Account entries include account name, transaction date, description of
transaction, and amounts credited and debited. Some volumes contain
alphabetical indexes of account, customer, and client names.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 244
|
1826-1834
|
|
| BOX 245
|
1826-1838
|
|
| BOX 246
|
1824-1838
|
|
| BOX 247
|
1830-1842
|
|
| BOX 248
|
1842-1847
|
|
| BOX 249
|
1858-1866
|
|
| BOX 250
|
1871-1872
|
|
| BOX 251
|
1872-1873
|
|
| BOX 252
|
1873-1874
|
|
| BOX 253
|
1877-1879
|
|
| BOX 254
|
1879-1881
|
|
| BOX 255-258
|
Blotters,
1805-1839
|
|
Daily journals of business transactions in the order of their
occurrence showing store location, date of transaction, folio number, name of
customer or client, nature of transaction, description of merchandise,
quantities, and amounts received and expended.
|
|
Arranged chronologically by date of business transaction. |
|
| BOX 255
|
1805-1806
|
|
| BOX 256
|
1821-1823
|
|
| BOX 257
|
1823-1824
|
|
| BOX 258
|
1838-1839
|
|
| BOX 259-266
|
Miscellany,
1802-1908,
n.d.
|
|
| BOX 259-261
|
Union Railroad
Company Sinking Fund Journals and Ledgers,
1870-1886
|
|
Journals and ledgers for ground rent accounts held by trustees
of the sinking fund of the Union Railroad Co., Baltimore, Md. Volume entries
include date of transaction, account number, description of transaction, and
amounts debited and credited.
|
|
Volumes are arranged as journals and ledgers and chronologically
therein.
|
|
| BOX 259
|
Journal,
1871-1886
|
|
| BOX 260
|
Ledger,
1871-1872
|
|
| BOX 261
|
Ground rents,
1870-1875
|
|
| BOX 262
|
Credit Rating Book,
n.d.
|
|
Single volume denoting credit worthiness of customers and
clients. Entries show date, customer or client name, and opinion concerning
ability to pay, business practices, and reliability.
|
|
Arranged alphabetically by name of customer or client. |
|
| BOX 263
|
Statements Book No.
9,
1899-1900
|
|
Letterpress copies of customers' statements of account
containing date, customer name and address, description of merchandise
purchased, quantities, and amounts credited and debited to account. Volume also
contains weekly financial statements of Alex. Brown & Sons sterling
operations and an alphabetical index of customers.
|
|
Arranged chronologically. |
|
| BOX 264
|
Aransas Pass Harbor
Company Minute Book,
1897-1908
|
|
Contains minutes of meetings and copies of resolutions adopted
by the board of trustees of the Aransas Pass Harbor Co., Aransas Pass, Tex., of
which Brown & Sons Co. was a bondholder and trustee. Laid in are
correspondence, resolutions, notes, lists, and agreements concerning
acquisition of Aransas Harbor City & Improvement Co., Aransas Pass,
Tex.
|
|
| BOX 265
|
Female Orphan Asylum
Minute Book,
1802-1857
|
|
Single volume containing minutes of meetings of the board of
directors of the Female Orphan Asylum, Baltimore, Md. Also included are
financial reports and a newspaper clipping concerning the founding of the
organization.
|
|
| BOX 266
|
Signature Book,
ca. 1871-1888
|
|
Contains signatures of persons authorized to conduct business
with Brown & Sons Co. and includes letters of introduction, business cards,
receipts, and signatures cut and pasted from other documents. Items entered
alphabetically by name of customer or client, although some entries are not in
proper order.
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