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Title

Moses A. Dropsie account books

Authors

• Dropsie, Moses A. 1821-1905

Other related names

• Kaplan, Arnold Harvey, 1939-, donor
• Kaplan, Deanne, donor

Call number

MS 56, Codex 033.1
(420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206, University of Pennsylvania, Library at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9977587222703681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1122544052
• https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3k06x70v https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3f766d7z

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Origin

Date

1840-1848

Summary

These volumes comprise account books kept by Moses A. Dropsie of Philadelphia spanning the years from 1840 to 1848. The volumes were kept by Dropsie during his early career as a watchmaker. Each volume is arranged chronologically. Volume 1 spans the years from 1840 to 1847. A chronological account of daily sales, cleaning, and repairs of clocks, watches, and jewelry was entered in the volume. Recorded for each entry was the name of each customer, service provided and amount paid. Several leaves at the end of the volume are blank. On the cover of Volume 1 is a sketch of a man's face in black ink. Volume 2 spans the years from 1841 to 1847. This volume comprises Dropsie's personal and business accounts. Volume 2 is arranged chronologically on hand-numbered pages 1-262. The account book recorded Dropsie's credit and debit. Generally the credits appear on the rectos and debits on the versos. The accounts include family, merchandise, and suppliers. Headings for some accounts include: Edward Deschamps, Erasmus P. Pratt, Mother/my acct., Nathan Haas, Profit & Loss, Stock/Cash, Theodore Dubosq. One leaf at the end of Volume 2 reads: List of purchases and their places of residence. Written inside the back cover: Elizabeth Dropsie. Written on front cover: A. M.; A. Dropsie. Three fragments are laid in the volume. Page 1 is detached. Covers are detached.

Extent

2 volumes

Provenance

• Presented to the Penn Libraries 2012 by Arnold and Deanne Kaplan (Collectify accession no. 2006.12.26.00804).
   

Subjects topical

• Dropsie, Moses A--(Moses Aaron),--1821-1905
• Dropsie, Moses A--(Moses Aaron),--1821-1905
• Jews--Pennsylvania--Philadephia--History--Sources
• Account books--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--19th century--Specimens
• Account books
• Jews
• History
• Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
• Pennsylvania

Genres

• Codices (bound manuscripts)
• Account books
• Account books
• Manuscripts, American--19th century
• Specimens
• Sources

Licenses

• Text

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Decorations

• Front cover — Initials: A.M.; A. Dropsie