Scope and Contents
Shipping and business records make up the papers of Samuel C. Johnson (1792-1872) of Guilford, Connecticut. The papers, which include bills, orders, receipts, invoices, inventories, and other financial and legal papers, detail goods and prices for shipments of merchandise on the sloop Clarissa sailing out of Naugatuck and Guilford under Captain Isaac Meigs, as well as other business transactions carried on by Johnson. The papers are arranged in chronological order.
Dates
- 1802-1834
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Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain.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 in 1967.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Chiefly financial and legal records, including inventories and prices for shipments of merchandise, on the sloop Clarissa, sailing out of Naugatuck and Guilford under Captain Isaac Meigs. Also papers for other business transactions carried on by Samuel C. Johnson.
- Title
- Guide to the Samuel C. Johnson Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Janet Elaine Gertz
- Date
- July 1983
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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Location
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