- Title
- Appleton Prentiss invoice book, 1786-1812 (inclusive)
- Prentiss, Appleton., creator
- Massachusetts
- Invoice book maintained by Boston, Massachusetts, commission agent Appleton Prentiss, recording goods he imported and consigned, such as cloth, furs, leather, buttons, handkerchiefs, buckles and assorted household wares, dated 1786-1796. Among the merchants, shopkeepers, and traders who had commission accounts with Prentiss were Mary Snow of Boston and William Howe of Cambridge. Prentiss also shipped commodities to merchants outside of New England; he sent men's shoes and "Negro" shoes, for enslaved people, to Samuel Vance of Wilmington, North Carolina. In the back of the volume is a copy of a statement in 1812 regarding the property of Louisa Dascomb of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a recipe for laudanum.
- .25 linear feet (1 volume)
- English
- Invoices.
- Books and documents
- Prentiss, Appleton
Businesswomen--Massachusetts--History--18th century
Commerce--Massachusetts--History--18th century
Consignment sales--Massachusetts
Imports--Massachusetts
Shipping--Massachusetts
Slavery--North Carolina
Retail trade--Massachusetts
Boston (Mass.)--History--18th century - Collections and items have been digitized with the generous support of The Polonsky Foundation.
See also: Manuscripts in Baker Library (4th ed., 1978), Entry 810.
Electronic finding aid available: http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/bak00761/catalog - Commission agent active in Boston, Massachusetts, between the 1780s and 1790s. Appleton Prentiss consigned items like clothing and housewares.
- Appleton Prentiss Invoice Book. Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
- Colonial North American Project at Harvard University
- Baker Library, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
- 990147140360203941
- Title
- Appleton Prentiss invoice book, 1786-1812 (inclusive)
- Creator / Contributor
- Prentiss, Appleton., creator
- Place of Origin
- Massachusetts
- Description
- Invoice book maintained by Boston, Massachusetts, commission agent Appleton Prentiss, recording goods he imported and consigned, such as cloth, furs, leather, buttons, handkerchiefs, buckles and assorted household wares, dated 1786-1796. Among the merchants, shopkeepers, and traders who had commission accounts with Prentiss were Mary Snow of Boston and William Howe of Cambridge. Prentiss also shipped commodities to merchants outside of New England; he sent men's shoes and "Negro" shoes, for enslaved people, to Samuel Vance of Wilmington, North Carolina. In the back of the volume is a copy of a statement in 1812 regarding the property of Louisa Dascomb of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a recipe for laudanum.
- Extent
- .25 linear feet (1 volume)
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Invoices.
- Digital Format
- Books and documents
- Subjects
- Prentiss, Appleton
Businesswomen--Massachusetts--History--18th century
Commerce--Massachusetts--History--18th century
Consignment sales--Massachusetts
Imports--Massachusetts
Shipping--Massachusetts
Slavery--North Carolina
Retail trade--Massachusetts
Boston (Mass.)--History--18th century - Notes
- Collections and items have been digitized with the generous support of The Polonsky Foundation.
See also: Manuscripts in Baker Library (4th ed., 1978), Entry 810.
Electronic finding aid available: http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/bak00761/catalog - Biographical / Historical Note
- Commission agent active in Boston, Massachusetts, between the 1780s and 1790s. Appleton Prentiss consigned items like clothing and housewares.
- Cite As
- Appleton Prentiss Invoice Book. Baker Library, Harvard Business School.
- Series
- Colonial North American Project at Harvard University
- Repository
- Baker Library, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
- Record ID
- 990147140360203941
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