{"product_id":"1759-1763-colonial-boston-merchant-ledger-john-hull-co-estate-of-ebenezer-storer-original-account-current-pre-revolutionary-massachusetts","title":"1759–1763 Colonial Boston Merchant Ledger – John Hull \u0026 Co. – Estate of Ebenezer Storer – Original Account Current – Pre-Revolutionary Massachusetts","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2834\" data-end=\"3073\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOriginal eighteenth-century merchant account current documenting commercial transactions between \u003cstrong data-start=\"2931\" data-end=\"2950\"\u003eJohn Hull \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2955\" data-end=\"2988\"\u003ethe Estate of Ebenezer Storer\u003c\/strong\u003e, covering business conducted from \u003cstrong data-start=\"3023\" data-end=\"3053\"\u003e1759 through February 1763\u003c\/strong\u003e in colonial Boston.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3075\" data-end=\"3516\"\u003eThe ledger records purchases of imported English merchandise, including London gloves, cotton goods, flannel, linen handkerchiefs, buttons, pepper, tape, shoe buckles, Bengal cloth, gauze, women's gloves, and numerous other dry goods and sundries. Cash payments and credits are carefully entered in period iron-gall ink, reflecting the bookkeeping practices of Boston merchants during the years immediately preceding the American Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3518\" data-end=\"3586\"\u003eThe account concludes with a contemporary acceptance notation dated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3588\" data-end=\"3654\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3588\" data-end=\"3654\"\u003e\"Boston, February 18, 1763 – Errors Excepted – Edward Storer.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3656\" data-end=\"4011\"\u003eWritten on laid paper and preserved in very good condition, this manuscript provides a fascinating glimpse into the commercial life of colonial Massachusetts during the French and Indian War era. Merchant account sheets of this quality are increasingly difficult to obtain, particularly those preserving complete transactional details over multiple years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4013\" data-end=\"4227\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAn attractive and highly displayable piece of early American economic history, ideal for collectors of colonial manuscripts, Boston history, New England mercantile records, and pre-Revolutionary American documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"585\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe document records purchases of imported British dry goods and household merchandise, including:\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"777\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"yoe7vo\" data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"602\"\u003eLondon gloves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1t4vqnp\" data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"617\"\u003eCotton goods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17nprt9\" data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"627\"\u003eButtons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1gqmmhx\" data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"649\"\u003eLinen handkerchiefs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"12bpwwa\" data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"659\"\u003eFlannel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"396i3u\" data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"668\"\u003ePepper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1j4cy6g\" data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"675\"\u003eTape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1kad0sc\" data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"690\"\u003eShoe buckles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"veyr5y\" data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"707\"\u003eWomen's gloves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1iucv5j\" data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"722\"\u003eBengal cloth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1704y84\" data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"730\"\u003eGauze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"d7p4gc\" data-start=\"731\" data-end=\"749\"\u003eVarious sundries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"12i3nkd\" data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"777\"\u003eCash payments and credits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"820\"\u003eThe reverse bears an acceptance notation:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"899\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"899\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"853\"\u003eBoston, February 18, 1763\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"856\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"877\"\u003eErrors Excepted\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"880\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"899\"\u003eEdward Storer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"1037\"\u003eThis indicates the account was reviewed and accepted by \u003cstrong data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"974\"\u003eEdward Storer\u003c\/strong\u003e, likely acting on behalf of the estate of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1036\"\u003eEbenezer Storer\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1061\"\u003eThe account is headed:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1120\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1120\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1120\"\u003e\"John Hull \u0026amp; Co. To the Late Compy. of Eben Storer\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1512\"\u003eThe handwriting, accounting format, and imported textile inventory are typical of Boston merchant records immediately before the American Revolution. Such ledgers document the dependence of colonial New England on imported English manufactured goods. Merchant account books of this type are important primary sources for the study of colonial commerce. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1517\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hlyorq\" data-start=\"1519\" data-end=\"1545\"\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1547\" data-end=\"1785\"\u003eAlthough this is not the seventeenth-century mintmaster John Hull, it is an excellent surviving \u003cstrong data-start=\"1643\" data-end=\"1670\"\u003eBoston merchant account\u003c\/strong\u003e from the French and Indian War era, documenting consumer purchases only a dozen years before the Boston Tea Party.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1787\" data-end=\"2095\"\u003eThe variety of imported fabrics and haberdashery items provides an excellent snapshot of everyday commerce among Boston's merchant class during the 1760s. Similar merchant accounts were typically discarded after settlement, making surviving examples increasingly scarce. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2097\" data-end=\"2100\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"2102\" data-end=\"2114\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2346\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"mdxnc3\" data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2141\"\u003eLarge laid-paper folio.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ax6gs8\" data-start=\"2142\" data-end=\"2171\"\u003eStrong, dark iron-gall ink.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"y73byr\" data-start=\"2172\" data-end=\"2202\"\u003eComplete and highly legible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13zwg0l\" data-start=\"2203\" data-end=\"2222\"\u003eNormal fold wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"jng2j2\" data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2259\"\u003eMinor edge losses at upper margin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13htdjl\" data-start=\"2260\" data-end=\"2303\"\u003eNo significant paper loss affecting text.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"4hkvgz\" data-start=\"2304\" data-end=\"2346\"\u003eVery good colonial manuscript condition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52598010347802,"sku":null,"price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1884.jpg?v=1785247687","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/1759-1763-colonial-boston-merchant-ledger-john-hull-co-estate-of-ebenezer-storer-original-account-current-pre-revolutionary-massachusetts","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}