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Thompson & Company daybook

Creation: 1812-1815
 Collection
Accession: 2005

Abstract

Thompson & Company was a general mercantile business located at Riga Corners, now the village of Churchville, town of Riga, Monroe County, New York. The daybook documents a typical rural merchant at a time when the Rochester area was just being opened to white settlement.

Dates

  • Creation: 1812-1815

Creator

Extent

1 volume(s)

Historical Note

Thompson & Company was a general mercantile business located at Riga Corners, now the village of Churchville, town of Riga, Monroe County, New York.

Scope and Content

The daybook documents a typical rural merchant at a time when the Rochester area was just being opened to white settlement. Entries record the sale of typical commodities such as brown sugar, whiskey, rum, clothing, tobacco, ribbon, nails, hardware, brandy, knives, paper, horse shoes, and leather goods.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Litigators may not view the collection without approval.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Provenance

On Deposit.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Thompson & Company daybook
Date:
2019
Description rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description:
English
Script of description:
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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