Joshua Gist Account Book and Related Materials
name: label: Creator
content: Gist, Joshua (merchant)
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Domestic Life
place: label: Place
content: Maryland
label: Place
content: New York (N.Y.) -- 18th century
label: Place
content: Westminster (Md.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Agricultural products
label: Topic
content: Militia -- 1790-1800 -- Maryland
label: Topic
content: Fortification
label: Topic
content: Military administrative -- 1790-1800
label: Topic
content: Muster rolls -- 18th century -- Maryland
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Domestic Life in 1997 (NMAH Acc. 1997.3022).
creator: label: Creator
content: Gist, Joshua (merchant)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.15 Cubic feet (2 folders
)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1769-1822.
container: label: Container
content: Box 1
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred from the Division of Domestic Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life) on, 4/13/83.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0044
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Account books
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Arranged chronologically by subject.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Robert Harding, 1983
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 18th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- 19th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- 18th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Account books -- 18th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Account book of Joshua Gist, Westminster, Maryland, and others,including general account for the purchase and transportation of agricultural products, lists of muster rolls for the Militia of Maryland, 1794-1798. Also, miscellaneous notes of financial obligations, 1769-1800; and a letter, 1798, concerning payment for construction of fortifications of New York Harbor.