Digital Library | Historical Society of Pennsylvania : Volume/Folder : William Redwood daybook, 1749-1760 [13343]

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William Redwood daybook, 1749-1760

Permanent ID:

13343

Call number:

Amb. 7256

Date:

1749 – 1760

Image Description:

William Redwood, son of Abraham Redwood and his second wife Patience Phillips, was born in 1726 in Newport, Rhode Island. There he worked for a number of years as a merchant in partnership with Elias Bland. Redwood moved to Philadelphia 1772 where he continued business. From 1782 to 1787, Redwood lived at and helped maintain the family's plantation on the island of Antigua in the West Indies. This collection consists of ten account books (ledgers, journals, and daybooks) associated with Redwood. Most of them document his work in Philadelphia; however two volumes contain information on his Newport business and partnership, and two contain detailed financial records concerning the family's Antigua plantation.

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Address:

Newport

Format:

Financial

Dimensions:

Width: 24.8 cm, Height: 38.5 cm, Depth: 4.2 cm

Related Person or Organization:

William Redwood, 1726-1815 (author)

Library of Congress Subjects:

daybooks [info:lc/vocabulary/ethnographicTerms/afset004875]
Redwood, William, 1726-1815 [info:lc/authorities/names/nr92044877]
Merchant [info:lc/authorities/names/n87933852]