Brief guide to manuscripts collections| William L. Clements Library The University of Michigan Dalton family Papers |
Captain James Dalton (d. 1783) was a shipmaster involved in the West Indian and European trade. His sons were sent out with the vessels as captains and supercargoes. Richard was drowned in the West Indies in 1769. Peter Roe Dalton (1743-1811) became a merchant and supplied the Continental troops in Boston with provisions during the Revolution. Later he was a banker and first cashier of the local branch of the Bank of the United States. His son, Peter Roe Dalton II, is also represented in the collection.
Commercial papers and letters of the Dalton family of Boston, Mass.
The papers consist of business letters, bills of lading, receipts for pay, insurance agreements, customs house receipts, contracts, and army provision orders and receipts.
Gift of Stanley Dalton Dodge, 1926
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