DAY BOOK OF JOHN DELAFIELD, 1801; 1810-1812

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MP.2013.2 a-g

Description

a. Notebook with brown paper cover, made of thick beige card board; remnants of leather binding on spine; typed white label, “Property of John Ross Delafield Foundation” made of craft or grocery bag paper fastened to cover with clear tape; front cover is separated almost completely on the back; inside pages are tight, clean and legible; pages have pre-printed columns in red ink and handwritten entries in black ink; pages are hand-numbered; numbered “1” through “70;” pages written on through “67;” first entry is “January 1, 1801;” last entry is “15 March 26 1812;” leather stamping visible on back cover. B. Loose pages: “December 21, 1810” handwritten at top. C. From Check Box “May 23, 1811” handwritten at top D. Blank; “May 7, 1810” handwritten at top E. Check with “Oct. 20, 1810 (?),” handwritten at top F. Handwritten page of accounts; “(Feby 1 (1810) to Feby 1811” at top. G. Paper with “Delafield Foundation / To Be Inventoried” typed; “John Delafield / Daybook, / 1801, 1810-12”

Made/Created

Notes

Dates: 1801, 1810-1812

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

15 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Depth

2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 15 x 9 1/2 x 2 in. (38.1 x 24.1 x 5.1 cm)

Material

Paper, card board, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: a. Front cover is separated from the book; the back A. Cover is almost entirely separated from the book; there is foxing and staining on the covers. Interior pages are tight, clean and legible. B – G. All items have foxing and staining, are legible but have some ragged edges. The papers are extremely fragile.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf Row 2, D

Note Type

Department

Note

Library