Folder 3
Contains 56 Results:
Orders, 1820 Jan - Mar
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Orders written and signed by individuals and delivered to Elihu Harrison, requesting that he allow the bearer to spend a specific monetary amount on goods in his store or purchase specific items and charge to the signer's account. Between Nov. 1825 and Sept. 1826 the partnership of Harrison & Parmelee received the orders. Arranged chronologically.
Isaac Turner order, 1820 Jan 10
Item 1
Isaac Turner's order to Elihu Harrison to send 2 bushels of rye by the bearer and the said Turner will see that he is paid for it. Dated Litchfield, Jan. 10, 1820.
Jonas M. Smith order, 1820 Jan 11
Item 2
Jonas M. Smith's order to Elihu Harrison to let the bearer have one pint of rum and charge to the said Smith. Dated Litchfield, Jan 11, 1820.
John T. Mansfield order, 1820 Jan 12
Item 3
John T. Mansfield's order to Elihu Harrison to pay the bearer, Mrs. Curtiss, 4 shillings in goods and charge to said Mansfield will account to him for the same. Dated Litchfield, 12 January 1820.
Richard Brown order, 1820 Jan 31
Item 4
Richard Brown's order to Elihu Harrison to pay e. Peck 2 shillings in goods at cash price. Dated Litchfield, Jan. 31, 1820.
Morris Woodruff order, 1820 Feb 23
Item 5
Morris Woodruff order to Elihu Harrison, merchant, South Farms, to send him by the bearer George C. Woodruff, one quart of good old spirit and he will settle with Harrison for the same.
Pattron M. Blackman order, 1820 Mar 7
Item 6
Pattron M. Blackman order to let Mrs. [Nise Peeck/ Peck] trade 4 shillings and 6 pence at Harrison's store and charge the same to him.
Bills and receipts, 1819 Jul - Dec
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Bills and receipts primarily related to Elihu Harrison's mercantile business. Many are from wholesale merchants from whom he purchased goods for resale in his store. These are related to Sub-series 1 but with only a single item or two per wholesale merchant. Arranged chronologically.
S. Tallmadge invoice, 1819 Jul 6
Item 1
S. Talmadge invoice for hats & other goods.
T. & J. Dwight invoice, 1819 Jul 7
Item 2
T. & J. Dwight of New Haven invoice to Elihu Harrison for goods.