- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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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:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): 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 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 copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- 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 LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
Find More
- Subject Terms:
- Operational rations (Military supplies) -- New Jersey. -- 19th century
- Genre Terms:
- Invoices. -- 19th century
Receipts. -- 19th century - Names:
- United States. Army
United States. Army. New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 13th (1862-1865) - Places:
- Elizabeth (N.J.) -- History, Military. -- 19th century -- Sources
New Jersey -- History, Military. -- 19th century -- Sources