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Bills, receipts and correspondence from wholesale merchants Parker & Smith in New Haven, Conn. to Elihu Harrison.

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Bills, receipts and correspondence from Parker & Smith in New Haven to Elihu Harrison for goods purchased by Harrison including chocolate, gin, rice, nails, and tobacco. Some of Harrison's orders were conveyed by Mr. Carrington. A note from Parker & Smith dated 25 May 1829 reports that the canal is in operation except for a bit of water for the boats.

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Bills, receipts and correspondence from Parker & Smith in New Haven to Elihu Harrison, merchant, in Litchfield for casks of nails purchased by the latter. Some of Harrison's payments were by checks on the Phoenix Branch Bank of Litchfield. Parker & Smith write concerning the size of nails and prices.

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: Green & Bancroft (2) from Torrington [L.A. Potter, Sally Riley]; Jonathan Carrington (3) [Jacob Hubbard, Mr. Bailey, Buckley &...