| Receipts to John W. Claghorn and William Prentiss (Part I), 1808-1825 | Box 1, F1 |
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William Prentiss was John W. Claghorn's business partner in Boston until 1814. Includes receipts for dry goods bought of various individuals and companies by John W. Claghorn and William Prentiss. The majority of the receipts are to John W. Claghorn only. |
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| Receipts to John W. Claghorn and William Prentiss (Part II), 1813-1816 | Box 1, F2 |
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Includes receipts for dry goods bought of various individuals and companies by John W. Claghorn and William Prentiss. The majority of the receipts are to John W. Claghorn only. |
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| Receipts from John W. Claghorn and William Prentiss, 1809-1816 | Box 1, F3 |
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Includes receipts written by John W. Claghorn and William Prentiss for dry goods bought of them by various individuals and companies. The majority of the receipts are issued by John W. Claghorn. |
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| Henry Reese and John Jones Receipts, 1815 | Box 1, F4 |
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Henry Reese and John Jones were merchants in the dry goods trade in the 19th century. Includes receipts to and from Henry Reese and John Jones for dry goods purchases. |
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| Hare and Norcross Co. Receipts, 1816 | Box 1, F5 |
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George and William Hare were associated with Hare's Brewery of Philadelphia. Norcross & Co. dealt in dry goods. Some receipts are for sales from Hare's Brewery and George and William Hare to Norcross & Co. Other receipts are from separate business dealings in dry goods of Norcross & Co. |
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| Miscellaneous promissory notes and contracts of John W. Claghorn, 1804-1849 | Box 1, F6 |
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Includes promissory notes of payment written to and by John W. Claghorn. Also included is the 1814 contract dissolving business relations between John W. Claghorn and William Prentiss. |
| Accounts and Invoices, 1812-1827 | Box 2, F7 |
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Contains accounts between John W. Claghorn and other dry goods merchants and invoices of merchandise on hand in John W. Claghorn's inventories. |
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| Invoice and sales books, 1814 | Box 2, F8 |
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One book contains lists of invoices for goods on hand belonging to John W. Claghorn in 1814. A sales book contains lists of sales for 1814 by John W. Claghorn to other dry goods merchants. |
| Letters to Eliza (Crumby) Claghorn, 1804-1834 | Box 2, F9 |
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Eliza (Crumby) Claghorn was the second wife of John W. Claghorn. Letters begin before Eliza married John W. Claghorn when she lived in Boston and continue through her marriage when she lived in Philadelphia. Letters discuss domestic life and local and national news events. |
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| Letters to Eliza (Crumby) Claghorn, undated | Box 2, F10 |
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Letters are undated and discuss domestic life and local and national news events. |
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| Letters to Mrs. Elizabeth Crumby, 1816-1826 | Box 2, F11 |
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Mrs. Elizabeth Crumby was the mother of Eliza (Crumby) Claghorn and John Crumby. Letters pertain mostly to domestic life and news but some letter from her son John Crumby discuss local and national news. |
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| Personal letters to John W. Claghorn, 1812-1829 | Box 3, F12 |
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John Crumby was John W. Claghorn's brother-in-law. Letters mostly discuss family life and personal news. Some letters from John Crumby discuss news relating to Andrew Jackson and the Democratic party. Other letters mention the cholera epidemic in Philadelphia. |
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| Business letters to John W. Claghorn, 1814-1834 | Box 3, F13 |
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Includes letters to John W. Claghorn in regards to his business relations with other dry goods merchants. |
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| Unknown letters, 1819-1826, no date | Box 3, F14 |
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The addressees in these letters are unclear and some are not dated. Also includes miscellaneous newspaper clipping and religious poems and tracts found within the letter collection. |
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| Letters to William C. Claghorn, 1830-1834, no date | Box 3, F15 |
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William C. Claghorn was the son of Eliza (Crumby) Claghorn and John W. Claghorn. Letters mostly discuss family life and personal news. Some letters from John W. Claghorn describe travels to nearby location of Philadelphia. |