Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 State of accounts with J. Buchannan & Co

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05766 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: December 31, 1792 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Three parts. First part is an estimate of money from the J. Buchanan Co. Second part lists transactions between John Buchanan & Co. of Ostend in account with Shaw & [Thomas] Randall. Third part lists shipment of merchandise. Title and date from docket. Written in the hand of Samuel Shaw.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Randall, Thomas, ?-1811
Buchanan, John, fl. 1783-1792

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources