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Author:

Piercy, Henry, Captain (landlord)  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Domestic Life  Search this

Extent:

0.15 Cubic feet (1 folder)

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Account books

Place:

Alexandria (Va.) -- Real estate, commercial

Date:

1793-1799

Scope and Contents:

This one-page property account of Captain Henry Piercy, Alexandria, Va., describes rents received, taxes paid on properties.

Provenance:

Collection donated by Howard, Katherine Piercy, 1968.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Landlords  Search this

Real property -- Commercial -- 1790-1800 -- Virginia -- Alexandria  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts -- 18th century

Account books -- 18th century

Citation:

Captain Henry Piercy Property Account, 1793-1799, Archives Center,National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0041

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80642925a-c4c9-4138-a97a-51ddb88d182f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0041

Artist:

Utagawa Yoshitsuya 歌川芳艶 (fl. 1822-1826)  Search this

Medium:

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (OVERALL DIM.): 35 x 71.5 cm (13 3/4 x 28 1/8 in)

Type:

Print

Origin:

Japan

Date:

1822-1866

Period:

Edo period

Topic:

Edo period (1615 - 1868)  Search this

river  Search this

travel  Search this

Japan  Search this

palanquin  Search this

ukiyo-e  Search this

Japanese Art  Search this

Elizabeth D. Woodbury collection  Search this

triptych  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift – the Elizabeth D. Woodbury collection of prints from Meiji Japan

Accession Number:

S1999.115a-c

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3b2e522cf-d541-4e4f-8333-44b97a362c8f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1999.115a-c

Author:

Smith, Alexander, fl. 1790s  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Domestic Life  Search this

Donor:

Dodd, Jean M., Mrs.  Search this

Names:

Washington, George, 1732-1799  Search this

Extent:

1 Volume (1 folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Volumes

Manuscripts

Letter books

Account books

Place:

Alexandria (Va.) -- 1790s

Date:

1792-1797

Summary:

Correspondence of Alexander Smith, a merchant living in Alexandria, Virginia, correspondence consists of copies of his letters to other merchants. Of particular interest is a letter dated 1796 November 9, from Smith to George Washington concerning Smith's loan repayment.

Scope and Contents:

In 1792-1797, Alexander Smith, a merchant living in Alexandria, Va., kept a record of dry goods purchased and sold. Most of the 1797 correspondence is copies of his letters to other merchants. Of particular interest is a letter dated 9 November 1796, from Smith to George Washington concerning Smith's loan repayment. Washington's response of 14 November 1796 can be found in "The Writings of George Washington, 1745-1799" by John C. Fitzpatrick.

Approx. 1/3 of the ledger consists of general accounts, 1/3 of accounts at "Difficult Mill," and the remaining third copies of letters from Alexander Smith.

Provenance:

Collection donated by Mrs. Jean M. Dodd, 1963, July 25.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Commerce -- 1780-1800  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts -- 18th century

Letter books -- 1780-1800

Account books -- 18th century

Citation:

Alexander Smith Account and Letter Book, 1792-1797, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0083

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Alexander Smith Account and Letter Book

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b4c9444a-18a1-47c3-af25-35156e7ac2ee

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0083

Author:

Ayres, James  Search this

Fraunces Tavern Museum  Search this

Art Services International  Search this

Physical description:

192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm

Type:

Exhibitions

Place:

England

Date:

1996

18th century

19th century

Topic:

Outsider art  Search this

Art, English  Search this

Primitivism in art  Search this

Call number:

N6766.5.P74 A98 1996

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_501798

Author:

Blomberg, Belinda  Search this

Physical description:

xiv, 388 p. ; 28 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Virginia

Alexandria

Alexandria (Va.)

Date:

1991

1988

To 1865

Topic:

African Americans--History  Search this

Urban anthropology  Search this

Economic conditions  Search this

Social conditions  Search this

Call number:

E185.93.V8 B69 1988a

E185.93.V8B69 1988a

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_418568

Painter:

Wright, Joseph 1756-1793  Search this

Subject:

Washington, George  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Cleveland Museum of Art 11150 East Boulevard Cleveland Ohio 44106

Date:

Ca. 1790

Topic:

Portrait male--Bust  Search this

Portrait male--Profile  Search this

Occupation--Political--President  Search this

Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform  Search this

Control number:

IAP 41000010

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_52154

Painter:

Custis, Nelly 1779-1852  Search this

Medium:

Watercolor

Type:

Paintings

Date:

Ca. 1792

Topic:

Still Life--Flower  Search this

Control number:

IAP 81870021

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_218845

Painter:

Peale, James 1749-1831 (possibly by)  Search this

Subject:

Lee, Richard Bland  Search this

Type:

Paintings-Miniature

Paintings

Date:

Ca. 1794

Topic:

Portrait male  Search this

Control number:

IAP 81870054

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_218876

Painter:

Unknown  Search this

Medium:

Watercolor

Type:

Paintings

Owner/Location:

Truck and Engine Company No.1 Alexandria Fire Department Alexandria Virginia

Date:

1795

Topic:

Travel  Search this

Control number:

IAP 81870089

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_218908

Painter:

Trumbull, John 1756-1843  Search this

Subject:

Lewis, Lawrence, Mrs. (Eleanor Parke Custis)  Search this

Medium:

Oil

Type:

Paintings-Miniature

Paintings

Owner/Location:

George Washington's Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc Crownshield Museum 1201 Washington Avenue Fredericksburg Virginia 22401

Date:

1792

Topic:

Portrait female  Search this

Control number:

IAP 80180042

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_181275

Author:

Reinhart, Theodore R. 1938-  Search this

Sprinkle, John H  Search this

Archeological Society of Virginia  Search this

Council of Virginia Archaeologists  Search this

Transformation of Virginia from 1800 to 1900, an archaeological synthesis (1993 : Alexandria, Va. ).)  Search this

Physical description:

x, 396 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Virginia

Date:

1999

C1999

1775-1865

1865-1950

Topic:

Archaeology  Search this

Antiquities  Search this

History  Search this

Call number:

F229 .A68 1999

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_627698