Steven Phelps Palmyra transactions
Scope and Contents
Collection contains fourteen manuscript debt notes, in sheets of three or four notes each. Notes are signed by Stephen Phelps in Palmyra, New York, and dated August 30, 1800. The notes are for twenty dollars each, with one in the amount of $17.32, and some notes allow an extra year for payment. The debt notes total $277.32. Collection includes five separate sheets or slips of varying sizes.
Dates
- 1800
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Steven Phelps Palmyra Transactions must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical sketch
Stephen Phelps was born circa 1787 in Connecticut. He later married Elizabeth Phelps. He was a resident of Palmyra, New York in the year 1800.
Extent
1 folder (0.05 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These items were purchased by L. Tom Perry Special Collections from Rick Grunder in 1989.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Rick Grunder; 1989.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Processing Information
Processed; H. Christine Swindler; 17 July 2007.
Source
- Phelps, Steven, 1787?- (Person)
- Title
- Register of Steven Phelps Palmyra transactions
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Glenn and H. Christine Swinderl, student processors, and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States