E.D. Scott Account Books, 1847-1868
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Summary
- Creator:
- Scott, E.D.
- Abstract:
- Merchant and wholesaler. Originally from Philadelphia, Pa. Two account books, one containing an inventory of merchandise Scott sold at wholesale prices in Washington, D.C. to Union Army sutlers in 1863 as well as a separate index. It lists the sutlers and sometimes the regiments to whom he sold supplies. The other account book, chiefly 1866-1868, details the sales and the stock on hand in the dry goods store Scott operated in Minneapolis, Minn.
- Extent:
- 0.6 Linear Feet
2 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.01154
Background
- Scope and content:
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Two account books, one containing an inventory of merchandise Scott sold at wholesale prices in Washington, D.C. to Union Army sutlers in 1863 as well as a separate index. It lists the sutlers and sometimes the regiments to whom he sold supplies. The other account book, chiefly 1866-1868, details the sales and the stock on hand in the dry goods store Scott operated in Minneapolis, Minn.
- Biographical / historical:
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Ebenezer Daniel Scott was born about 1825-1827 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England to Benjamin Scott (baptised March 29, 1786 in Ditcheat, Somersetshire, England; died 1873 in Camden, New Jersey) and Eliza Owen De Boudry (born about 1785 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; died 1858 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). E.D. Scott arrived in New York on September 6, 1831 with his mother and siblings from England. He became a merchant and wholesaler to Civil War sutlers in Washington, D.C., in 1863. Following the Civil War, he appears to have operated a clothing and notion store in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 1866 to 1868, and was prominently associated with St. Anthony's Church in that city.
- Acquisition information:
- The E.D. Scott Account Books were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 1985 and 1986.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff, 1991
Encoded by Meghan Lyon, May 2011
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- Subjects:
- Dry-goods -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis
Sutlers -- Civil War, 1861-1865 - Format:
- Account books
- Names:
- United States. Army--History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Scott, E.D.
Scott, E.D. - Places:
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies
Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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