Manuscripts

Joseph Symson commercial letterbook

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Description: This manuscript volume contains 2,041 office copies of correspondence sent out, mainly, by Symson but also his sons, so the volume is written in several different hands; the letterbook covers just under a decade and includes both business and personal affairs with notes of debts owed and some family correspondence. Shortly after acquiring the letterbook in 1985, the Huntington replaced the contemporary covers which the sale catalogue described as "blind-panelled reverse calf (both covers detached and badly worn);" the original covers were preserved and are housed separately.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1710, January - 1720, March.
Call number: mssHM 50670
Creator: Symson, Joseph (1650-1731)(Opens in new tab)

Ledger book

Manuscripts

A store ledger used as a general ledger for customer accounts; this volume was kept in association with volume 1 and contains general customer information concerning purchases and amounts owed. The volume is bound in original calf over marbled boards, with scuffed leather covers and worn spine; the interior pages are intact and legible.

mssGauthier

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George Gostling letterbook

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Letterbook of George Gostling, Doctors Commons proctor for prize administrations in High Court of Admiralty. The volume has a modern binding, with the label of Robert A. Cassall, Stationer, pasted onto inside front cover; there is some water damage, especially in the beginning of the volume, with some loss of text.

mssHM 55660

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Frederick Thomas Perris letterbook

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Letterbook kept by Fred Thomas Perris while he worked as an agent for Cronyn and Perris, general merchandise of Salt Lake City. The volume references Perris' Mormon customers, including Brigham Young. It includes entries from New York, St. Louis, and North Platte, Nebraska, among other cities.

mssHM 35296

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William B. Rice letterbook

Manuscripts

This letterbook contains about 75 letters written by William B. Rice while doing business in Hawaii. He makes references to various aspects of Hawaiian life; an outbreak of smallpox; possible annexation by the United States; Hawaiian royalty; Judge William Little Lee; whaling; finances; ships arriving in Honolulu; and business and commerce in the islands. Note: Many of the letters are almost illegible; much of the ink has faded, and the volume is in fragile condition.

mssHM 75981

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Charles A. Thackston letterbook

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Letterbook of outgoing letters sent by San Francisco merchant Charles A. Thackston from May 15, 1852, to February 13, 1853. Most of the correspondence relates to Thackston's business contacts in New York, and references shipping, power of attorney, and notes on various residents of San Francisco. Some of the correspondence appears to be personal, possibly written to Thackston's brother. In a bound letterbook labeled "Leonora Thackston, Scrap Book, 1870."

mssHM 75059

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I.N. Hoag letterbook

Manuscripts

This letterbook contains correspondence from the California Vine-growers' and Wine and Brandy Manufacturers' Association and an invitation to the General Convention on February 21, 1872.

mssHM 35293

Joseph Symson commercial letterbook

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