Account book for lumber business

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This volume contains miscellaneous accounts of an unidentified private firm, probably in Albany, dealing in lumber and firewood. It includes sales of firewood to the steamboats "Red Jacket" and "Victory."
Title
Account book for lumber business
Quantity
0.1 cubic feet; 1 volume
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
A0841
Creator
Scope and Content Note

Miscellaneous accounts of an unidentified private firm dealing in lumber and firewood, probably at Albany. It includes accounts of sales of firewood to the steamboats "Red Jacket" and "Victory". These vessels were owned by the East Boston Timber Company, which shipped lumber along the canal. The documents in this series are among the company's records acquired by the Comptroller when the City Bank of Buffalo, in which the company had a controlling interest, went into receivership. Additional records of the East Boston Timber Company are in series A1079, Passenger List and Freight Account Book of Steamboat "Red Jacket"

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