SC529
1 box (0.25 cubic ft.) 198 items
Open to research
Purchase ; Merwin Clayton ; May 7, 1912
Laura Cohen, Student Intern, State University of New York at Albany, February 1994
Historical Note:
Christopher Champlin and Aaron Lopez were general merchants in Newport, Rhode Island, during the late eighteenth century. They acquired many of their goods from wholesale importers and merchants in New York City and Long Island. Aaron Lopez drowned in an accident at Scott's Pond, five miles outside of Providence, Rhode Island, on May 28, 1782.
Scope and Contents Note:
These papers consist chiefly of correspondence relating to the business affairs of Christopher Champlin and Aaron Lopez, general merchants in Newport, Rhode Island. These two individuals were not in partnership. The correspondence is primarily incoming letters from importers and merchants in New York City and Long Island concerning goods imported from England, etc., as well as domestic locations. These papers also include plans for overseas voyages, announcements of available goods, arrangements for orders, discussions of prices, and debit-credit accounts.
Among the correspondents to Christopher Champlin are members of the Livingston family. Most prominent is the correspondence from Peter R. Livingston (May 8, 1737-November 15, 1794), a member of the Provincial Congress of colonial New York and an officer during the Revolutionary War. These papers also include a small number of letters from his brothers Robert Cambridge (1742-?) and Walter (1740-1797). Walter was also prominent in public life, serving in the Provincial Congress in 1775 and in the Assembly in 1777-1779. He became Commissioner of the United States Treasury in 1785. Some of these letters claim that the master of their ship has swindled them, and instruct Champlin to apprehend him when the ship arrives in Newport. The collection includes three letters from Peter R.'s uncle, John Livingston (1714-?), a New York merchant and governor of King's College.
The final item of correspondence to Aaron Lopez is dated February 21, 1782. Lopez drowned in an accident at Scott's Pond, five miles outside of Providence, on May 28, 1782. These papers contain a few miscellaneous items, including an inventory of the estate of John Baker dated June 28, 1797, and a handwritten copy of Chapter 25 of "Candide." These papers are valuable for the study of business practices among wholesalers and importers in the eighteenth century.
Calendar of Documents:
Items listed below are correspondence except as noted otherwise.
Folder | Year | Date | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1762 | July 15 | Beekman, Gerard G. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1762 | August 25 | Livingston, John | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1762 | November 8 | Beekman, Gerard G. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1762 | November 14 | Livingston, John | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1763 | June 22 | Beekman, Gerard G. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1763 | July 2 | Livingston, John | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1763 | December 1 | Isaacs, Aaron | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1764 | January 7 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1764 | May 26 | Soderstrom, Richard | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1764 | May 28 | Beekman, Gerard G. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1764 | July 23 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1764 | August 17 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1764 | November 16 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1765 | February 18 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1765 | March 14 | McEvers, Charles | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1765 | March 21 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1765 | March 30 | Reply, Joseph | Lopez, Aaron |
1 | 1765 | April 15 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1765 | July 10 | Invoice of Joseph Chew with Peter R. Livingston. [Unable to determine creator of document] | -- |
1 | 1765 | July 15 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1765 | August 2 | Tucker, Thomas | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1765 | August 9 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1765 | August 30 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1765 | November 4 | Beekman, Gerard G. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1765 | November 28 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1766 | January 12 | Livingston, Walter & Robert | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1766 | February 13 | Pearsall, Thomas | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1766 | June 12 | Beekman, Gerard G. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1766 | June 18 | Watson, Murray & Lawrence | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1766 | July 16 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1766 | August 16 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1766 | September 20 | Watson, Murray & Lawrence | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1766 | September 27 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1766 | September 28 | McEvers, James | Champlin, Christopher |
1 | 1766 | November 27 | Watson, Murray & Lawrence | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1767 | January 7 | Livingston, Walter & Robert | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1767 | February 3 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1767 | March 4 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1767 | April 18 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1767 | April 29 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1767 | May 29 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1767 | June 5 | Franklin, William & Samuel | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1767 | July 2 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1767 | July 2 | Livingston, Peter R. | Cook, John |
2 | 1767 | September 22 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1767 | November 3 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1768 | March 2 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1768 | July 5 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1768 | September 6 | Livingston, Robert C. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1768 | September 8 | Livingston, Walter & Robert | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1769 | January 26 | Livingston, Robert C. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1769 | March 4 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1769 | April 25 | De St. Croise, Joshua T. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1769 | May 12 | De St. Croise, Joshua T. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1769 | June 9 | Beekman, Gerard G. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1769 | September 22 | Livingston, Robert C. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1769 | November 29 | Livingston, Peter R. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1769 | November 30 | De St. Croise, Joshua T. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1770 | January 20 | Van Vleck, Henry | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | March 27 | Simson, Solomon | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | April 10 | Isaacs, Aaron | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | April 11 | Hubbard, William | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | April 24 | Isaacs, Aaron | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | April 28 | Isaacs, Aaron | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | May 6 | Rogers, Uriah | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | May 11 | Livingston, Robert C. | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1770 | May 21 | Hubbard, William | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | May 22 | Lowzada, Hannah | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | May 24 | Barret, William | Champlin, Christopher |
2 | 1770 | May 25 | Jacobs, Joseph | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | May 31 | Rogers, Uriah | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | June 22 | Griffith, Robert | [Lopez, Aaron?] |
2 | 1770 | July 26 | Lowzada, Hannah | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | July 30 | Stiles & Brasher | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | August 14 | Isaacs, Aaron | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | August 15 | Stiles & Brasher | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | September 4 | Isaacs, Aaron | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | October 17 | Isaacs, Aaron | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | November 17 | Folliott, George & Co. | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | November 21 | Hubbard, William | Lopez, Aaron |
2 | 1770 | December 1 | Flake, Samuel | [Lopez, Aaron?] |
3 | 1771 | January 14 | Ludlow, Gabriel H. | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1771 | July 5 | Jacobs, Joseph | Lopez, Aaron |
3 | 1771 | August 14 | De St. Croix, Joshua T. | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1771 | August 14 | Lindsey, Benjamin | De St. Croix |
3 | 1771 | August 28 | Pollock, Cullen | Lopez, Aaron |
3 | 1772 | January 10 | Lawson, Robert | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1772 | November 9 | Pollock, Cullen | Lopez, Aaron |
3 | 1772 | November 10 | Lopez, Joseph | [Lopez, Aaron?] |
3 | 1772 | November 20 | Walter, Thomas & Buchanan Co. | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1772 | December 2 | De St. Croix, Leah | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1773 | October 22 | De St. Croix, Joshua T. | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1774 | September 27 | Pollock, Cullen | Lopez, Aaron |
3 | 1774 | October 10 | Pollock, Cullen | [Lopez, Aaron?] |
3 | 1775 | January 11 | McAdams, W., bill of lading enclosed with letter | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1775 | February 20 | McAdams, W. | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1775 | February 26 | McAdams, W. | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1775 | May 10 | McAdams, W. | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1775 | May | Lewis, William | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1776 | February 14 | Watson, Jacob | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1779 | January 25 | Spencer, Joseph | Lopez, Aaron |
3 | 1780 | May 1 | Hart, Henry | Lopez, Aaron |
3 | 1780 | May 27 | DeBlois, Stephen | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1781 | August 15 | Ter Bush, Cornelius | Lopez, Aaron |
3 | 1781 | August 21 | Ter Bush, Cornelius | Lopez, Aaron |
3 | 1781 | September 16 | Ter Bush, Cornelius | Lopez, Aaron |
3 | 1781 | September 19 | Ter Bush, Cornelius | Lopez, Aaron |
3 | 1781 | October 3 | Ter Bush, Cornelius | Lopez, Aaron |
3 | 1781 | October 8 | Ter Bush, Cornelius | Lopez, Aaron |
3 | 1782 | February 21 | Ter Bush, Cornelius | Lopez, Aaron |
3 | 1783 | March 25 | De Blois, Stephen | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1783 | April 21 | Tod, John | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1783 | July 24 | Layen, Benjamin | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1783 | November 10 | Mullett, Thomas | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1783 | November 28 | Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1784 | April 20 | Sears, Isaac (Col.) | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1784 | July 16 | Sears & Smith | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1784 | September 7 | Sears & Smith | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1784 | October 23 | Spargrin, Hans | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1784 | November 29 | Soderstrom, Richard | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1784 | December 4 | Soderstrom, Richard | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1785 | July 29 | Soderstrom, Richard | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1785 | October 29 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1785 | November 24 | McEvers, Charles | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1785 | November 28 | Sears & Smith | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1785 | November 29 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1785 | December 10 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher< /td> |
3 | 1785 | December 12 | McEvers, Charles | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1785 | December 20 | Bill of lading, Murray, Mumford & Bowen, D.S., Earl, John | Champlin, Christopher |
3 | 1785 | December 27 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | January 4 (April 4) | Christopher Champlin, debit-credit account with Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | January 7 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher: |
4 | 1786 | January 13 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | February 1 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | February 1 | Mager, James | Sherman, Ebenezer |
4 | 1786 | February 1 | Sears & Smith | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | February 5 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | February 9 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | February 21 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | March 6 | Owners of Brig Nancy, Capt. Rathburn, debit-credit account with Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | March 6 | Sears & Smith | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | March 6 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | May 6 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | May 8 | Soderstrom, Richard | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | May 31 | Soderstrom, Richard | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | June 10 | Rutgers, Anthony | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | June 12 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | July 8 | Gouverneur & Kemble | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | July 25 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | August 2 | Soderstrom, Richard | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | August 3 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | September 6 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | September 13 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | October 9 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | October 14 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | October 25 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | November 14 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | November 31 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1786 | December 19 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1787 | January 24 | Apthorp, Charles Ward | Sworn before Abm. P. Lott |
4 | 1787 | May 3 | Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1787 | November 19 | Sadler & Bailie | Fowler & Champlin |
4 | 1788 | February 7 | Smith, Paschal N. | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1788 | February 7 (July 17) | Christopher Champlin, debit-credit account with Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1788 | March 8 | Saltonstall & Mumford | Champlin, Christopher |
4 | 1788 | March 17 | Waddington, Joshua & Henry | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1789 | February 15 | McEvers, Charles Jr. | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1789 | April 8 | Rodman, Daniel | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1789 | June 6 | Getston & Saltonstall | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1789 | June 11 | Getston & Saltonstall | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1789 | July 21 | Christopher Champlin, debit-credit account with Murray, Mumford & Bowen | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1789 | November 3 | Henriques, N. | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1790 | July 12 | Johnson, Anthony | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1790 | August 10 | Corlis & Olney | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1790 | September 29 | Johnson, Anthony | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1790 | October 18 | Barritto, Francis | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1790 | October 26 | Ward, Sam | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1792 | July 25 | Minturn, William | Champlin, Christopher & George |
5 | 1792 | July 28 | Bowen, Obadiah | Lane Son & Fraser |
5 | 1792 | July 28 | Minturn, William | Champlin, Christopher & George |
5 | 1792 | August 3 | Minturn, William | Champlin, Christopher & George |
5 | 1792 | August 6 | Minturn, William | Champlin, Christopher & George |
5 | 1793 | July 30 | Christopher Champlin, debit-credit account with Murray & Mumford | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1793 | August 12 | Christopher Champlin, debit-credit account with Murray & Mumford | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1794 | October 1 | Northam, Robert | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1794 | October 4 | Northam, Robert | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1794 | October 8 | Northam, Robert | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1794 | October 9 | Northam, Robert | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1794 | October 10 | Northam, Robert | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1794 | October 13 | Northam, Robert | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1794 | October 16 | Northam, Robert | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1795 | January 16 | Christopher Champlin, debit-credit account with Murray & Mumford | Champlin, Christopher |
5 | 1796 | September 27 | Bill of lading, Sloop Eliza Bliss from New York to Prividence | Bliss, Thomas W. |
5 | 1796 | September 30 | Mrs. Baker, Receipt | Rich, James |
5 | 1797 | June 28 | Inventory estate of John Baker | |
5 | n.d. | Dinnis, Thomas, invoice of sundry goods | Champlin, Christopher, Christopher & George | |
5 | n.d. | Scott, William Thomas | Livingston, Peter Robert | |
5 | n.d. | Candide or Optimism, chap. 25-e |