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Frederick Henry Wolcott diary
- Title
- Frederick Henry Wolcott diary, 1849-1854.
- Author
- Wolcott, Frederick Henry, 1808-
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | volume 2 (Diary 1851 Oct. 9-1854 F. H. Wolcott) | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 3367 volume 2 (Diary 1851 Oct. 9-1854 F. H. Wolcott) | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | volume 1 (Diary 1849-1851 Oct. 8 F. H. Wolcott) | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 3367 volume 1 (Diary 1849-1851 Oct. 8 F. H. Wolcott) | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .15 linear foot (2 volumes)
- Summary
- Prominent New York City merchant Frederick Henry Wolcott kept this diary (2 vols.) from November 5, 1849 through January 2, 1854. Prior to his retirement on January 1, 1852, he was partner in the dry goods firm Wolcott and Slade. Diary entries includes genealogical data on the Wolcott and Howland families; records of business transactions and conditions, failures, the prices of cotton goods, and other matters; current events of local, national, and international interest; notes concerning the proceedings of Congress regarding the admission of California and Texas as states; the arrival and departure of ships, particularly those bringing treasure from California via Chagres; some account of his brother, Henry Wolcott, and his China trade; mention of a Sharpless portrait of George Washington owned by Oliver Wolcott, Secretary of the Treasury, and a Cheney portrait of the author's wife.
- Subjects
- Wolcott, Frederick Henry, 1808- > Diaries
- Cheney, Seth Wells, 1810-1856
- Sharples, James, 1752-1811
- Wolcott family
- United States > Commerce > China
- Diaries
- Howland family
- Merchants > New York (State) > New York
- Cost and standard of living > New York (State) > New York
- United States > Historical geography
- China > Commerce > United States
- Merchants > Diaries
- Dry-goods
- Genre/Form
- Diaries.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Call Number
- MssCol 3367
- OCLC
- 751997952
- Author
- Wolcott, Frederick Henry, 1808-
- Title
- Frederick Henry Wolcott diary, 1849-1854.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 3367