| Description |
.5 linear foot (2 boxes) |
| Restricted Access |
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated. |
| Summary |
Collection consists of correspondence, diary and accounts of various members of the Palmer, Howell, Sands, and related families. Papers include accounts of Palmer & Howell, dealers in shell combs, 1851-1859; accounts of Thomas Palmer, 1839-1885; several letters of Anson S. Palmer, 1863; accounts and correspondence of Thomas Palmer Howell, 1871-1900; accounts of Ephraim H. Howell, 1853-1857; Howell family accounts, 1857-1893; accounts of Elisha Sands, 1853-1869; accounts and corrrespondence of Hannah H. Sands, 1863-1885; accounts of Harry H. Sands, 1853-1872; mercantile accounts of Struelens & Palmer, 1858-1859; and letters to George B. Westcott of Milton, Conn., 1847-1874, from members of his family in Bridgeport, Conn., and New York City. Also, accounts of the estate of John Mead, 1854-1860; accounts of Francis and John Hagadorn, 1861-1884; Brown family accounts, 1864-1871; accounts of James and Eliza Stringer, 1858-1882; several accounts of the Perrin family; and the diary of an unidentified member of the Perrin family kept during a trip to Europe in 1851. |
| Biography |
The Palmer, Howell and Sands families were from Westchester County and New York City. |
| Subject |
Brown family.
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Howell family.
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Palmer family.
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Perrin family.
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Sands family.
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Westcott family.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Commerce.
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Westchester County (N.Y.) -- Commerce.
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Europe -- Description and travel.
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| Genre/Form |
Account books.
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Diaries.
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| Occupation |
Merchants. |
| Added Author |
Howell, Thomas Palmer.
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Palmer, Thomas.
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Palmer, Anson S.
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Howell, Ephraim H.
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Sands, Elisha.
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Sands, Harry H.
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Sands, Hannah H.
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Westcott, George B.
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Mead, John.
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Hagadorn, John.
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Hagadorn, Francis.
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Stringer, James.
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Stringer, Eliza.
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Palmer & Howell (Firm)
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Struelens & Palmer (Firm)
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| Call No. |
MssCol 2329
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| Research Call Number |
MssCol 2329
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