Freighter Daybook, 1820/1823

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Dr.
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 26041-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Freighter Daybook, Ms1988-104, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
Daybook maintained by an unidentified shipper, operating probably in Northampton, Massachusetts, during the early nineteenth century.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Freighter Daybook, Ms1988-104, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a single daybook maintained by an unidentified shipper operating probably in Northampton, Massachusetts, during the early nineteenth century. The small volume contains daily entries listing customer name, brief description of shipment, and price. Most of the transactions are for goods transported either to or from Boston, Massachusetts. Frequent customers were Tappan and Whitney, Bull and Clark, Samuel Clark, James and Chester Cook, and Dikeman and Shepherd.

Acquisition information:
The Freighter Daybook was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 1988.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the Freighter Daybook commenced and was completed in May, 2021.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Ledgers (account books)
Places:
Boston (Mass.)