Descriptive Summary
Phelps, Daniel -- Archives.
Phelps, Daniel, Account Book
1816-1817, 1871-1882, 1949
Materials are written in English.
1 vol.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
A ledger and pamphlet compose, the Daniel Phelps Account Book, 1816-1817, 1871-1882, 1949, documenting Phelps’ career as a merchant in Mine au Breton, Missouri.
Biographical Note
An acquaintance of Moses Austin in Connecticut before he moved to Texas, Daniel Phelps worked as a merchant in the mining community of Mine au Breton (modern Potosi), Missouri.
Scope and Contents
A ledger and pamphlet compose, the Daniel Phelps Account Book, 1816-1817, 1871-1882, 1949, documenting Phelps’ career as a merchant in Mine au Breton, Missouri. The ledger contains notations pertaining to goods sold, while a pamphlet entitled Moses Austin and the Lure of Lead concerns Austin’s involvement in the lead industry and the establishment of the settlement of Mine au Breton.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Austin, Moses, 1761-1821.
Phelps, Daniel -- Archives.
Subjects
Lead mines and mining -- Missouri -- Potosi.
Merchants -- Missouri -- Potosi.
Places
Potosi (Mo.) -- History -- 19th century.
Preferred Citation
Daniel Phelps Account Book, 1816-1817, 1871-1882, 1949, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2F307
Account book:
1816-1817
1871-1882
Pamphlet:
1949