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Charles G. Ferris memorandum and daybook, 1815-1827.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 667
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- Format:
- Book
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Ferris, Charles G. (Charles Goadsby), approximately 1796-1848.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legal services--New York (State)--New York.
- Legal services.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Daybooks.
- Account books.
- Manuscripts, American.
- Penn Provenance:
- Sold by Biblo and Tannen Booksellers (New York), 1958.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (130 leaves)
- Place of Publication:
- 1815-1827.
- Biography/History:
- U.S. Congressman from the state of New York, 1834-1843.
- Summary:
- An account book for Ferris's law practice as well as some personal expenses in two different hands. The memorandum section of the book gives brief summaries of cases Ferris handled in 1815. The daybook entries begin at the end of the book and are upside down from those entries contained in the memorandum section. The first 22 pages of the daybook list expenses from Ferris's law practice from 1820-1827, followed by 18 blank pages, 24 pages of monies Ferris received, 14 blank pages and 2 pages of cash accounts for 1820-1827.
- OCLC:
- 192094575
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