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Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of annual reports of Samuel Cooper, Inspector of Pot and Pearl Ashes in New York City for 1828 and 1829. Both reports consist of a chronological table of ashes inspected during the year, giving for each shipment of ashes the head mark (firm name or initials), number of barrels of potash scrapings, and fee charged; a "recapitulation" is at the end.
Creator:
Title:
Reports, correspondence and entry documentation relating to inspection of potash
Quantity:

0.1 cubic feet

20 items

Inclusive Dates:
1816-1839
Series Number:
A0961