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Bills, receipts and correspondence from Pratt, Howe & Co. in Hartford, Conn. to Elihu Harrison, merchant in Litchfield. Some of the items purchased by the latter include padding, sheeting, silk, and crape. Lengthy correspondence about the types of cloth and fabrics, quality and pricing.

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Bills, receipts and correspondence from Pratt, Howe & Co. in Hartford, Conn. to Elihu Harrison, merchant in Litchfield. Some of the items purchased by the latter include padding, sheeting, silk, and crape. Lengthy correspondence about the types of cloth and fabrics, quality and pricing.

Scope and Contents Bills, receipts and correspondence from Pratt, Howe & Co. in Hartford to Elihu Harrison. Also a confidential letter dated 20 Jan 1835 requesting information about Charles S. Church and H.C. Bradley of Wolcottville; Stiles D. Wheeler, who formerly peddled tin ware; and Dan Catlin. The named individuals want to purchase goods from Pratt, Howe & Co. on credit. In reply is a partial draft of a letter by Elihu Harrison written the following day with his opinion of the various men, some...

Scope and Contents 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.  Arranged in chronological order with the name of the bearer, if any in [  ], the names of individuals issuing the orders are:E.A. Lord (5) [George Mathews]; Jonathan Wadhams from Goshen; Harry Catlin; John Phelps, Jr. [Mrs. Lewis]; H.W. Childs dated from...