Guide to the Henry King (d. 1781), Shoemaker and Currier Records 1767-1782 MG 116

Descriptive Summary

Biographical Note

Scope and Content Note

Restrictions

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Daybook & Account book

Guide to the Henry King (d. 1781), Shoemaker and Currier

Records1767-1782MG 116Inventory prepared by Kim Charlton as part of the “Farm to City” project funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Guide to the Henry King (d. 1781), Shoemaker and CurrierRecords

1767-1782

MG 116

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Inventory prepared by Kim Charlton as part of the “Farm to City” project funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Finding aid encoded by Julia Telonidis. December 2005. Production of the EAD 2002 version of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Finding aid written
in English.


Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	King, Henry, d. 1781.
	Title:	Henry King (d. 1781), Shoemaker and Currier Records
	Dates:	1767-1782
	Abstract:	A daybook and account book kept by a Second River (now Belleville), New Jersey shoemaker and currier.
	Quantity:	.3 linear feet
	Collection Number:	MG 116

Biographical Note

Henry King was a shoemaker, currier, and farmer in Second River (now Belleville), New Jersey. He and his wife Mary had at least seven children – Abram, John, Henry, Susannah, Martha, Caty, and Polly – before his death sometime between August and November of 1781. He appointed Teunis Joralemon and Abraham Jno. Speer as the executors of his estate.

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Scope and Content Note

The records consist of a daybook and account book of Henry King, dating from 1767-1782 and tracking his shoemaking and currier business. Each record book contains entries listing customer, job, price, and date. Recurring surnames include the Belleville and Bloomfield families of Kingsland, Dow, Courtland, Joralemon, Van Blarcom, and Brown. They purchased such services as the curing of skins and the soling and mending of shoes, and such items as new shoes, skins, and pieces of leather.

The daybook dates from 1767-1781 and contains chronological entries of jobs performed. This volume also contains a few scattered account entries in its front and rear.

The account book dates from 1767-1782 and contains accounts for King’s customers. The pages of the volume are numbered, however, the names are not indexed.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Photocopying of materials is limited and no materials may be photocopied without permission from library staff.

Use Restrictions

Researchers wishing to publish, reproduce, or reprint materials from this collection must obtain permission.

The New Jersey Historical Society complies with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code), which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials.

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Access Points
	The entries below represent persons, organizations, topics, forms, and occupations documented in this collection.
	Subject Names:
		King, Henry, d. 1781.
	Subject Topics:
		Artisans–New Jersey–Belleville.
		Farmers–New Jersey–Belleville.
		Leather workers–New Jersey–Belleville.
		Shoemakers–New Jersey–Belleville.
	Subject Places:

		Belleville (N.J.)
	Document Types:
		Account books.
		Daybooks.
		Financial records.