archives.nypl.org -- Lawrence Barrow receipt books (original) (raw)

Lawrence Barrow of New York City kept these two account books between June 1, 1841 and August 7, 1844, and November 3, 1841, and April 1, 1874. The first volume, bound with the Edmund Prior receipt book, contains entries documenting expenses for board and rent in New York and for building a house in Williamsburg, New York, along with other miscellaneous inserted receipts. The second volume, bound with the Byrd and Barrow Receipt Book, contains rent and wage receipts from New York City, Harts Village, and Dutchess County, New York