Manuscripts

Abraham Duryea (1742-1802), Bookkeeping volume for a general store

Description: Handle carefully: with loose spine and loose pages laid in; also, blank, uncut pages in the middle of the volume.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1770-1792
Call number: mssDuryea
Creator: Duryea (Family : (1685-1803))(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased for the Huntington from Carmen D. Valentino by the Library Collectors' Council, March 2024.
Associated people: Niblo, William (1790-1878,)
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