Phineas Bradley Ledger

00-1953-30-0

Collection

Identifier: 00-1953-30-0

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Phineas Bradley Ledger (1953-30-0) records business transactions from 1791-1794 for a store Bradley operated in Litchfield, Connecticut. A later index is included in the front of the volume. The ledger is arranged by customer, with their expenses on one side and forms of payment on the opposite page. Bradley refers to most purchases as “sundries.” Corresponding entries appear in his day book. There are two loose pages from a ledger, which accounts for the exchange of “ladies hats” for items purchased from Bradley’s store. Entries include Uriah Tracy Esq., Tapping Reeve, Jedediah Strong, Dr. Daniel Lyman, Samuel Sheldon, Col. Bezaleel Beebe, Maj. Moses Seymour, Lynde Lord and Oliver Woodruff. Currently housed in 3B Box 20.

Dates

created: 1791-1794
Other: Date acquired: 06/07/2011

Creator

Bradley, Phineas, 1745-1797 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This item is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has been transferred to the Litchfield Historical Society for materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical or Historical Information

Phineas Bradley was born in Litchfield, Connecticut in 1769. He was a physician who practiced in Middletown before opening a drug store in Litchfield. He later moved to Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania and then to Washington, D.C. where he was employed as the Second Assistant Post Master General, serving under his older brother Abraham. He died in 1845.

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Extent

1.00 items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Phineas Bradley Ledger (1953-30-0) records business transactions from 1791-1794 for a store Bradley operated in Litchfield, Connecticut.

Source of Acquisition

Mrs. James P. Woodruff

Method of Acquisition

Gift

Related Materials

Phineas Bradley Day Book (1978-23-203), Litchfield Historical Society, Helga J. Ingraham Memorial Library, P.O. Box 385, 7 South Street, Litchfield, Connecticut, 06759.