William Buckler account books
Abstract
This collection consists of 15 volumes of financial records belonging to William Buckler, a dry-goods merchant in Baltimore, circa 1788-1832.
Dates
- 1788 - 1832
Creator
- Buckler, William (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
7.0 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of William H. Buckler.
Scope and Contents
Financial records of Baltimore dry goods merchant: ledgers, 1788-1832 (2 volumes); daybooks, 1788-1791 (5 volumes); journal, 1794-1811 (1 volume); cashbook, 1798-1804 (1 volume); invoice book, 1793-1804, showing cargoes of dry goods shipped from London (1 volume); waste books, 1799-1830 (2 volumes); expense book, "Evergreen," 1805-1822, with accounts of ten or more servants and receipts at gate (1 volume). Some customers included: Archibald Campbell, Col. John Dorsey, Etting & Kennedy, Harry Dorsey Gough, William Grainger, Daniel Grant, William Harrison, Heathcote & Doll, Luther Martin, Charles Ridgeley, William Riggen, Hodgson & Nicholson, James McCannon.
Creator
- Buckler, William (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the William Buckler account books
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021-09-25: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org