Summary Information

Title: Ephraim Douglass Ledgers
Collection Number: DAR.1937.07
Creator: Douglass, Ephraim, 1749?-1833
Creator: O'Hara, James, 1752-1819
Creator: Pennsylvania. Militia. Pennsylvania Regiment, 8th.

Collection Dates: 1769-1790
Extent: 0.21 linear feet (1 box)

Language: English

Abstract:

Ephraim Douglass was a trader in western Pennsylvania and a soldier in the Revolutionary War. This collection consists of four ledgers that primarily document the stock and sale of supplies at Forts Pitt and Kittanning during the 1770s. Douglass's business partners during these years were his brother, Joseph, Devereaux Smith, and Richard Butler. Digital reproductions of this collection are available online.