Details
Contributor Lapsley, David, d. 1836
Lapsley, John, d. 1853
Lapsley, William M., d. 1816
Lapsley, Joseph B., d. 1868
Lapsley, David, 1792-1859
Moore, Samuel M., merchant
Malcolm, Donald, merchant
D. Lapsley & Son.
Lapsley & Ikin.
Lapsley & Blackwood.
Alexander Cranston & Co.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, former owner.
Title Lapsley Family Business Records. 1805-1817 (inclusive).
Physical Description 3 boxes 1.04 linear feet.
Description The Lapsley Family Business Records span the period from 1805 to 1817, and contain correspondence, shipping, and financial documents relating to the textile manufacturers and dry goods firms in England and America with whom the family was involved in commerce.
Notes On deposit at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. For service, please contact the Historical Society at 215-732-6200 or http://www.hsp.org.
Biographical / historical note David Lapsley and his four sons were carpet and dry goods merchants in Philadelphia from the 1780s through the mid-nineteenth century, and importers of textiles from England to the United States.
Subject Merchants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Records and correspondence.
Textile industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Textile industry -- Records and correspondence.
D. Lapsley & Son -- Records and correspondence.
Lapsley & Ikin -- Records and correspondence.
Lapsley & Blackwood -- Records and correspondence.
Alexander Cranston & Co. -- Records and correspondence.
Genre Letters.
Receipts (financial records).
Invoices.
Bills of lading.
Insurance policies.
Passports.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, former owner.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| MSS | McA MSS 008
Accession number 5761.F (McAllister)