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Bills and receipts, 1812-1832, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Series II. Other Business Records contains additional bills and receipts which appear to be associated with maintenance, wharfage, cargo, supply, and other ship-related matters, but which do not reference a specific vessel. This series also contains a small number of receipts for purchases by Edmund Coffin (1764-1825) and one by Paul Pillsbury (1780-1860) related to buying and transporting bark mills, which were machines used in the tanning industry. Coffin was a licensed leather manufacturer and Pillsbury was a prolific inventor, who patented his bark mill design in 1808. Additionally, there are six receipts for purchases by Moses P. Parish, including stenography, blank books, cloth, cashmere, boots, and shoes. It is not clear how these receipts came to be in the collection, nor what their connection is to Samuel Rolfe.

Dates

  • Creation: 1812-1832, undated

Creator

Extent

1 Folder

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Phillips Library Repository

Contact:
Peabody Essex Museum
306 Newburyport Turnpike
Rowley MA 01969 USA