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Creator:

Gilpin, George, fl. 1780s  Search this

Washington, George, 1732-1799  Search this

Kearsley, John, fl. 1780s  Search this

McKaig, W. Wallace  Search this

Fitzgerald, John, fl. 1780s  Search this

Former owner:

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

Names:

Potomac Company.  Search this

Drake, William, Colonel, fl. 1780s  Search this

Hartshorne, William, fl. 1780s  Search this

Extent:

1 Item

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1786-1787.

Scope and Contents note:

A bill from Potomac Company to John Kearsley, May 17, 1786. John Kearsley asked William Hartshorne to pay account to Col. William Drake. On January 3, 1787 it was passed and signed by George Washington, John Fitzgerald, and George Gilpin.

Provenance:

Collection donated by W. Wallace McKaig.

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

Citation:

John Kearsley Bill, 1786, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C. Gift of W. Wallace McKaig.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0086

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8fb20c3e8-74d9-4c93-b79c-341af1697772

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0086

Author:

Hartshorne, William, fl. 1780s  Search this

Rumsey, James, 1743-1792 (machinist, inventor)  Search this

Collector:

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

Names:

Potomac Company.  Search this

William Hartshorne and Company  Search this

Extent:

1 Folder

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1786.

Scope and Contents:

A bill, June 21, 1786, from William Hartshorne and Company to James Rumsey for Potomac Company, regarding rum, gunpowder, blanketing, and hats. A bill or a receipt? It's signed by Rumsey.

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

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

Citation:

James Rumsey Bill, 1786, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Washington, DC

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0087

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f6cf0844-0da0-4c53-8935-03ebd9879508

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0087

Author:

Torrey, Barbara Boyle  Search this

Green, Clara Myrick  Search this

Physical description:

xxxiii, 242 pages illustrations, maps, facsimile, genealogical table 25 cm

Type:

Biography

Biographies

History

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

2021

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

African American families--History  Search this

Free African Americans  Search this

Noirs américains  Search this

Familles noires américaines--Histoire  Search this

Noirs américains affranchis  Search this

Families  Search this

History  Search this

Histoire  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1156895

Author:

Kapsch, Robert J  Search this

West Virginia Humanities Council  Search this

Subject:

Washington, George 1732-1799  Search this

Potomac Company  Search this

Physical description:

373 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Potomac River

Date:

2007

Topic:

Canals--History  Search this

Inland navigation--History  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_904532

Author:

Douglas, Paul H  Search this

Co-Author:

Jones, William K  Search this

Subject:

Smithson, James 1765-1829  Search this

Page, Charles Grafton 1812-1868  Search this

Seaton, William Winston 1785-1866  Search this

Owen, Robert Dale 1801-1877  Search this

Renwick, James 1818-1895  Search this

Washington, George 1732-1799  Search this

Dixon, James  Search this

Totten, Joseph Gilbert 1788-1864  Search this

Board of Regents  Search this

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Building Early History  Search this

Seneca Quarry (Md.)  Search this

Potomac Red Sandstone Company, Seneca Stone Company  Search this

Potomac Company  Search this

Physical description:

Number of pages : 18; Page numbers : 41-58

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Maryland

Potomac River

Potomac Canal (Va.)

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md. and Washington, D.C.)

Date:

Spring 1968

Topic:

Building materials  Search this

Canals  Search this

Smithson Bequest  Search this

Stones  Search this

Sandstone  Search this

Sandstone buildings  Search this

Stone buildings  Search this

Museum buildings  Search this

Architects  Search this

Building  Search this

Construction (Buildings)  Search this

Architecture  Search this

SI, Early History  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_11358

Author:

Hahn, Thomas F  Search this

Prentice, Joseph R  Search this

Subject:

Potomac Company  Search this

Physical description:

44 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Great Falls Canal (Va.)

Great Falls (Va.)

Date:

1976

C1976

Topic:

History  Search this

Call number:

F187.P8 H34 1976

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_614149