Scope and Contents
The Swift and Hine Company Collection is composed of account books, receipts and letters documenting the operation of a general store in Warren (Litchfield County), Connecticut, between 1834 and 1874, although a few items date to 1890. The store operated under various names; the earliest ledger is in the name of J. & E. Swift, and blotters from the 1840s and 1850s may represent a partnership of B. Gilbert and Swift. Bills from the 1840s and 1850s are addressed to Swift & Whittlesey; in the 1860s the firm was known as Swift & Hine; and a daybook of the early 1870s is that of Orlando Hine. Bills document purchases from wholesale grocers, druggists, stationers, and clothing, hardware and dry goods merchants, mainly in Hartford; blotters, daybooks, and ledgers record sales to local residents. The records were purchased from Whitlock's in 1956.
Dates
- 1834-1890
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Whitlock's, 1956. Transferred from the Account Books Collection (MS 29), 1985.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The collection consists of correspondence, blotters, bills, daybooks, and legal papers of the Smith and Hine Company, a general store in Warren, Connecticut. The material mainly concerns the sale of groceries and dry goods.
- Title
- Guide to the Swift and Hine Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Diane E. Kaplan, William E. Brown, Jr. and Kathleen Wilson
- Date
- April 1986
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Location
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