Series 5: Wenman business and personal ledgers, 1843-1947, inclusive

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet in one and a half record cartons.

Scope and Contents

Series 5 is arranged into three sub-series: Account ledgers, cash books, and check registers, 1881-1940; Personal expense ledgers and daily journals, 1911-1947; and Gulick Guards, 1843-1848.

Sub-series 1: Account ledgers, cash books, and check registers, 1881-1940, inclusive

Language of Materials

English.

Scope and Contents

This sub-series consists of account ledgers, cash books, and check registers, 1881-1940.

Sub-series 2: Personal expense ledgers and daily journals, 1911-1947, inclusive

Language of Materials

English.

Scope and Contents

Sub-series 2, Personal expense ledgers and daily journals, 1911-1947, is of particular interest because it includes Wenman's daily journals for the years 1925 and 1933-1935. The journals chronicle the whereabouts of Stuyvesant Fish, Jr. on a daily basis, weather for the day, entries of calls made to and by Wenman, and some personal notations of appointments.

Sub-series 3: Gulick Guards, 1843-1848, inclusive

Language of Materials

English.

Scope and Contents

Sub-series 3 contains the Gulick Guards book of members, bylaws, constitution and minutes, 1843-1848. Several members of Wenman's family were members of the Gulick Guards. The Gulick Guards were an organization associated with Fire Engine Company #40 of Brooklyn, New York.