Guide to the Henry G. Lyon (fl. 1800-1838), Cabinet maker Account Book 1800-1838 MG 313

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Descriptive Summary

 

Biographical Note

 

Scope and Content Note

 

Restrictions

 

Access Points

 


Related Material

 


Administrative Information

 

Container List

 

Cabinet Maker Records

 


Guide to the Henry G. Lyon (fl. 1800-1838), Cabinetmaker
Account Book
1800-1838
MG 313 

The New Jersey Historical Society
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Processed by Luis Delfino, October 2000, 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. May 2006. 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: Lyon, Henry G. , fl. 1800-1838.
Title: Henry G. Lyon (fl. 1800-1838), Cabinetmaker

Account Book

Dates: 1800-1838
Abstract: Kept by a Sussex County cabinetmaker, this volume includes accounts with the company store of the Franklin Furnace in Hardyston Township.
Quantity: .2 linear feet (1 volume)
Collection Number: MG 313

Biographical Note

Henry G. Lyon was a cabinetmaker working in Sussex County, New Jersey between the years 1800 and 1838.

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Scope and Content Note

Henry G. Lyon’s account book contains records of his cabinetmaking business in Sussex County, New Jersey from the years 1800 to 1838. Accounts are labeled with the name of the customer and each entry includes date, job, and price. Typical jobs include housing construction and repair, furniture building, coffin building, and painting. The book contains an account with the Franklin Furnace Company in Hardyston Township, and an index is located in the front of the volume.

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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States (Title 17, United States Code), which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials.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:
Lyon, Henry G., fl. 1800-1838.
Subject Organizations:
Franklin Furnace Company (Hardyston Township, N.J.)
Subject Topics:
Cabinetmakers–New Jersey–Sussex County.
Coffins–New Jersey–Sussex County.
Furniture making–New Jersey–Sussex County.
Subject Places:
Hardyston (N.J. : Township)
Sussex County (N.J.)
Document Types:
Account Books.

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Related Material

Manuscript Group 79, Caleb W. Bruen (1768-1846), Cabinetmaker and distiller, Records

Manuscript Group 84, John Hewitt (1777-1857), Cabinetmaker, Records

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

This collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 313, Henry G. Lyon (fl. 1800-1838), Cabinetmaker

Account Book, The New Jersey Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

The source of this collection is unknown.

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Container List

 

Cabinet Maker Records

 

Box Title Date
1 (Ledger sized) Account book 1800-1833

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