Manuscript Ledger of Mercantile Transactions, 1775-1784
Manuscript Ledger - This is an important business 10" x 14"journal with 404 pages of business activity during the American revolution. Its entries range from prize ships , ship partnerships, arming privateers, to discounting a note from Benjamin Franklin as minister to France. The list of merchants reads like a who's who of the Colonial Philadelphia mercantile class, including Hym Solomon and numerous other Jewish merchants.....in total 25 entries. Oddly enough Robert Morris's name is noticeably absent from the transactions...could this be his ledger? There are numerous Jewish merchant transactions... Michael Gratz(1), Isaac Moses(6), Levy Marks(1), Benjamin, Sexias(3), Simon H. Nathan(1), Abraham Levy & Son(1), Ezekiel Levy(3), Moses Cohen(1)...in addition to 8 for HAYM SALOMONS that include a partnership on a ship. The ledger starts in 1775, stops during the British occupation of Philadelphia and ends in 1784.
Associated People/Businesses
- SALOMONS, HAYM (SOLOMON), plus numerous others
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Subjects
- Finance
- History
- 18th Century
- Merchants
- History
- 18th Century
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- Finance
- Ledgers
- Privateering
- History
- 18th Century