John D'Wolf / Account book 1790 Americana

Description: Account book Author: D'Wolf, John Title: Account book Publication: mostly Bristol, R.I. 1786-1790 Description: Small 4to, 60 leaves, the first 5 leaves on slightly smaller paper and separately bound in; in ink; contemporary limp, dirty old canvas, on the upper cover in ink is written "I. D'Wolf / 17[?] -1790." The notations often faded and stained (this looks to have made many ocean passages), and with the occasional wormtrack, so legibility is often interrupted, but 90% perfectly viable. Also, with parts of a half-dozen leaves torn out. The D'Wolf in question is likely John D'Wolf (1760-1841), son of Mark Anthony D'Wolf. Accounts herein include those with: Benjamin Bosworth, Shear[jashub] Bourn, Thomas Church, William Cox, Joseph Diman, Richard Drowne, Charles D'Wolf, James D'Wolf, Mark Anthony D'Wolf, William D'Wolf, William Hardin, William Hoar, Jeremiah Ingraham, Nathan Knox, Samuel Lee, Joseph Lindsey, F. Low, William T. Miller, Hezekiah Munro, William Parker, Jonathan Peck, Loring Peck, Thomas Reynolds, Israel Richmond, Paddock Richmond, Stephen Smith, Thomas Swan, Joshua and Moses Van Doorn, Nathaniel Waldron, Newton Waldron, Samuel Wardwell, and a Mrs. Woodbury, many of these accounts countersigned by both the debtor and creditor, and many of these names well known in the annals of Rhode Island and southeastern New England history. Merchandise accounted for, with dates of transactions, and costs, run the gamut from rum, rum, and more rum (often identified as West India or W.I. rum), sugar, and molasses, as well as bread, chestnut, pine boards, coffee, chocolate, cotton wool, bricks, stone, salted fish, salted pork, corn, chamber pots, silk stockings, wharfage, pitch and tar, bar iron, cordage, nails, hand pumps, Spanish hoops, iron hoops, white led (i.e. lead), Spanish brown, Spanish white, these last, apparently pigments for paint. Labor is sometimes included in the accounts, such as a "day's work on rigging ship," "2 days work discharging wood," "bringing vessel to the wharf," "for digging in my seller," "glazing my seller," "your carpenter worker for finishing my keeping room," "build[ing] my barn, finishing inside and out," etc. also with dates of service and charges rendered." Much of the materials are brought in by D'Wolf's ships. Those mentioned include the sloop Industry, the brig Enterprize, the schooner Nancy, also referred to as the brig Nancy. There is reference to the purchase of one-third on the Sloop Industry, and the purchase by Levi D'Wolf for 1/16 of the brig Nancy. At the back of the ledger is an "Act. of Peoples board at my house to work of brig Nancy," including Jeremiah Diman, John Diman, James Childs, and a Mr. Jones. each with number of days stayed, and rates charged. Also, "Expenses of my house," including shingles, wharfage lumber, plastering chambers, nails, iron work, salon timber, floor boards, hinges and thumb latches, digging seller, 8000 bricks, 10,000 shingles, 2000 clapboards, etc., all with date of purchase and costs affixed. Seller ID: 56521 Subject: Americana, Manuscripts, Maritime Rulon-Miller Books buys and sells rare, fine and unusual books in many fields, with an emphasis on language, early and unusual printing, voyages and travel, archives, and appraisal services. Catalogs issued regularly. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA). Guarantee All books are guaranteed genuine as described, and are returnable for any reason during the two weeks after receipt. Please notify us as soon as possible if an item is being returned, so that we might make it available to another customer. Shipping We are happy to ship to buyers outside of the United States. Please contact us for an exact shipping quote. All books shipped to US destinations are sent US Post Office Media Mail. We are happy to send via Priority Mail upon request for the cost of shipping. Priority delivery typically takes 3 to 5 days, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Faster shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote. For international purchases please contact us directly. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to resolve the rare problem promptly.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 4215 USD

Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota

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