Waterous Family Papers
c.00327

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Waterous family, (Edward Waterous, 1890-1964)
Title
Waterous family papers
ID
c.00327
Date [inclusive]
1800-1856
Extent
0.25 Cubic feet , 3 folders, 2 volumes in folder, 1 volume on shelf
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan".

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Scope and Contents note

The collection contains letter fragments, receipts, handbills, copies of a hand-written newspapers, and business and household accounts of John, Edward, and Purden Waterous, who moved from Avon, New York, to the Grand Blanc area of Michigan (circa 1830).

Three ledgers - "cider books" - record the business transactions of Edward Waterous' New York distillery. Dated from 1807-1829, the ledgers note customers' names, grain and whiskey prices, and some grocery prices. A whiskey tax receipt issued to Edward Waterous in 1800 is included. Purchase receipts from an Avon, New York, general store note prices of a variety of items, including silk, raisins, umbrellas, and a vest pattern. A small notebook lists wages for farm labor in the Avon area in 1825.

Also included are a letter from Purden to John; pages apparently from an assessor's notebook for an area in Genesee County, Michigan; a receipt to John Waterous for a purchase of land in this area; two other receipts to John for paid installments on shares in the Algerville and Grand Blanc Plank Road (1856); copies of the "Star of the West", a paper put out by S.E. Waterous in 1852; an advertisement for a medical cure-all; a handbill for a concert; and two essays.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections February 1967

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  April 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Edward Waterous, 1961-01-17. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum

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Controlled Access Headings

Geographic Name(s)

  • Avon (N.Y.)
  • Genesee County (Mich.)

Personal Name(s)

  • Waterous, Edward, 1890-1964
  • Waterous, John
  • Waterous, Purden

Subject(s)

  • Agricultural laborers
  • Business
  • Distilling industries -- New York
  • Land titles -- Michigan

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Collection Inventory

Folder

Business Accounts 1807-1829 

 1

Correspondence and "Star of the West" 1830-1852 

 2

Correspondence -- 2 Cider books 

 2

Personal Accounts and Printed Material 1800-1850 

 3
Volume

Vol. 1, Account Book 1807-1910 

 1