“Person Recollections of the Banking House of Drexel & Co.”
Title
“Person Recollections of the Banking House of Drexel & Co.”
Creator
Russell, R. S.
Date
1898
Description
A handwritten lecture script by a former “counting house boy” and clerk identified as R.S. Russel, who worked at local businesses that used Drexel & Co.'s services in the 1830s–1840s. The manuscript appears to have been written for presentation to Russell's “circle” of friends or colleagues. Transcript provided.
Format
Manuscript
Extent
19 pages
Source
MC.00.071 John R. Drexel III and Alice Troth Drexel papers
Publisher
Drexel University Archives
Identifier
20150520148_001-019
Rights
Public domain, digitized by Drexel University Archives. Please credit the “Drexel University Archives, Drexel University” in the case of image use and reproduction. Please contact the Drexel University Archives with questions.
Subject
Drexel & Co.
Drexel, Francis Martin, 1792-1863
Drexel, Anthony J. (Anthony Joseph), 1826-1893
Ross, Robert J.
Harjes, John H.
Original Format
Manuscript
Citation
Russell, R. S., ““Person Recollections of the Banking House of Drexel & Co.”,” Drexel Exhibits, accessed May 3, 2024, https://drexelexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/455.