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Collection Overview

Creator:
Dayton, Elias, 1737-1807
Title:
Elias Dayton Collection
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/4m90dv549
Dates:
1800
Size:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of some business records of Elias Dayton, a nineteenth-century Elizabeth, New Jersey, general store owner and contractor.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of receipts and invoices for disbursements of provisions by Elias Dayton, general store owner and contractor, signed by Commander [Tim?] Taylor of the 13th Regiment at Elizabeth Town Point (now Elizabeth), New Jersey, in April, May, and June of 1800.

Collection Creator Biography:

Dayton, Elias, 1737-1807

Elias Dayton was a general store owner and contractor who supplied provisions to the 13th Regiment at Elizabeth Town Point (now Elizabeth), New Jersey.

Collection History

Acquisition:

AM18111

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Elias Dayton Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/4m90dv549
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1