- Title
- Daniel Rea records, 1736-1784 (inclusive), v.2
- Rea, Daniel., creator
Rea, Daniel, Sr, active 18th century, creator. - Massachusetts
- Three accounts books maintained by Boston tailor Daniel Rea from 1736 to 1784, containing records of his business, household expenses, and references to events in his personal life. Volume one is a daybook with charges for making, mending, or altering clothing, dated 1736-1749. Volume two is a ledger, dated 1750-1778, reflecting payment to Rea in both cash and barter of goods and services; for example, Captain Samuel Stebbins settled his account in 1757 by trading earthenware and two coats, quilted by his daughter. Volume three is a daybook recording charges and payments from 1772 to 1784. A few entries concern Caeser, a boy enslaved by attorney Sampson S. Blowers (1742-1842; Harvard AB 1763), who came to board with Rea in November 1774 when Blowers, a Loyalist, left for London; in November 1775 Caeser was inoculated by physician Nathaniel Perkins. In 1774, Phillis, a woman enslaved by Rea, went to live with Patrick Pepbles, and returned in 1778. Several entries record clothing created for John Adams (1735-1826) and his family. Charges included £1, six shillings, eight pence for turning a beaver coat, and four shillings for a velvet cape, which were paid in full by Adams in October 1777. A number of accounts contain charges for making clothes for enslaved persons: In March 1749, Rea made a coat and breeches for Scipio, paid for by Edward Gray; in May 1776, Captain Benjamin Phillips bought several jackets for Pike; and in June 1776, Daniel Crosby paid for trousers for London. In May 1776 Rea made a coat for an African American man named Thomas Sanderson, which he paid for in cash; Sanderson also bought breeches in June 1776. Daniel Rea's clients additionally included New Hampshire Governor John Wentworth (1737-1820), Boston merchants Cornelius Waldo (1684-1753), William Blair Townsend (1723-1778), John Rowe (1715-1787), George Erving, John Kneeland (1748-1831), and Thomas Fayerweather (1724-1805), Captain John Wendell, carpet weaver Isaac Cherry, horse jockey Samuel Anthony, Reverend Samuel Wigglesworth, Reverend Charles Chauncy (1705-1787), and physician Joseph Warren (1741-1775).
- .5 linear feet (3 volumes)
- English
- Daybooks.
Ledgers (account books).
Account books. - Books and documents
- Adams, John
Warren, Joseph
Barter accounting
Clothing trade--Massachusetts
Fashion--Massachusetts--History--18th century
Slavery--Massachusetts--History--18th century
African Americans--Massachusetts--Boston
American loyalists--Massachusetts--Boston
Smallpox--Prevention
Tailoring--Massachusetts--Boston
Boston (Mass.)--Social life and customs--18th century
Boston (Mass.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 - Collections and items have been digitized with the generous support of The Polonsky Foundation.
Related collections in Baker Library: Proprietors of the Boston Pier, or Long Wharf records (Mss:734 1762-1903 P965).
See also: Manuscripts in Baker Library (4th ed., 1978), Entry 231.
Electronic finding aid available: http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/bak00695/catalog - Tailor active in Boston, Massachusetts, between the 1750s and 1780s. Daniel Rea's services including crafting and mending assorted types of jackets and coats, suits, and and breeches. He also sold silk stockings and undergarments.
- Daniel Rea Records. Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
- Colonial North American Project at Harvard University
- Baker Library, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
- 990146480560203941_HBS.BAKER.GEN:32063705-2017
- Title
- Daniel Rea records, 1736-1784 (inclusive), v.2
- Creator / Contributor
- Rea, Daniel., creator
Rea, Daniel, Sr, active 18th century, creator. - Place of Origin
- Massachusetts
- Description
- Three accounts books maintained by Boston tailor Daniel Rea from 1736 to 1784, containing records of his business, household expenses, and references to events in his personal life. Volume one is a daybook with charges for making, mending, or altering clothing, dated 1736-1749. Volume two is a ledger, dated 1750-1778, reflecting payment to Rea in both cash and barter of goods and services; for example, Captain Samuel Stebbins settled his account in 1757 by trading earthenware and two coats, quilted by his daughter. Volume three is a daybook recording charges and payments from 1772 to 1784. A few entries concern Caeser, a boy enslaved by attorney Sampson S. Blowers (1742-1842; Harvard AB 1763), who came to board with Rea in November 1774 when Blowers, a Loyalist, left for London; in November 1775 Caeser was inoculated by physician Nathaniel Perkins. In 1774, Phillis, a woman enslaved by Rea, went to live with Patrick Pepbles, and returned in 1778. Several entries record clothing created for John Adams (1735-1826) and his family. Charges included £1, six shillings, eight pence for turning a beaver coat, and four shillings for a velvet cape, which were paid in full by Adams in October 1777. A number of accounts contain charges for making clothes for enslaved persons: In March 1749, Rea made a coat and breeches for Scipio, paid for by Edward Gray; in May 1776, Captain Benjamin Phillips bought several jackets for Pike; and in June 1776, Daniel Crosby paid for trousers for London. In May 1776 Rea made a coat for an African American man named Thomas Sanderson, which he paid for in cash; Sanderson also bought breeches in June 1776. Daniel Rea's clients additionally included New Hampshire Governor John Wentworth (1737-1820), Boston merchants Cornelius Waldo (1684-1753), William Blair Townsend (1723-1778), John Rowe (1715-1787), George Erving, John Kneeland (1748-1831), and Thomas Fayerweather (1724-1805), Captain John Wendell, carpet weaver Isaac Cherry, horse jockey Samuel Anthony, Reverend Samuel Wigglesworth, Reverend Charles Chauncy (1705-1787), and physician Joseph Warren (1741-1775).
- Extent
- .5 linear feet (3 volumes)
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Daybooks.
Ledgers (account books).
Account books. - Digital Format
- Books and documents
- Subjects
- Adams, John
Warren, Joseph
Barter accounting
Clothing trade--Massachusetts
Fashion--Massachusetts--History--18th century
Slavery--Massachusetts--History--18th century
African Americans--Massachusetts--Boston
American loyalists--Massachusetts--Boston
Smallpox--Prevention
Tailoring--Massachusetts--Boston
Boston (Mass.)--Social life and customs--18th century
Boston (Mass.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 - Notes
- Collections and items have been digitized with the generous support of The Polonsky Foundation.
Related collections in Baker Library: Proprietors of the Boston Pier, or Long Wharf records (Mss:734 1762-1903 P965).
See also: Manuscripts in Baker Library (4th ed., 1978), Entry 231.
Electronic finding aid available: http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/bak00695/catalog - Biographical / Historical Note
- Tailor active in Boston, Massachusetts, between the 1750s and 1780s. Daniel Rea's services including crafting and mending assorted types of jackets and coats, suits, and and breeches. He also sold silk stockings and undergarments.
- Cite As
- Daniel Rea Records. Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
- Series
- Colonial North American Project at Harvard University
- Repository
- Baker Library, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
- Record ID
- 990146480560203941_HBS.BAKER.GEN:32063705-2017
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