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Four-flap enclosure 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Balance book, 1795-1796

Item 1

 Item — four-flap enclosure: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents Lists of balances due on books. Includes alphabetical listing of names, the ledger in which the transaction is recorded, and the amount. The first list is dated 1 Apr 1795, the next 1 Sep 1795, and the last 1 Sep 1796. Of particular interest is that Boardman segregated the race of his customers and listed African Americans under the letter "n" titled, "Negroes & Mulattoes." None of those listed as either "negro" or "mulatto" include a sir name. It is unclear whether those listed were...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1795-1796