University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
0383, 3089
DeShaw, William, 1834-1900
William DeShaw
papers
circa 1849-1963
1.48 cubic feet (4 boxes) plus 4
microfilm reels
10 volumes; 1 recipe book; 20
misc. pages
Collection materials are in
English.
Business records
of a general store manager at Agate Point on Puget Sound during the second half
of the nineteenth century
William DeShaw, born William Upenshaw in1834, arrived in San Francisco
ca. 1850, allegedly from Nicaragua. He ran a general store at Agate Point on
Bainbridge Island for many years.
Organized into 2 accessions.
- Accession No. 0383-001, William DeShaw papers, 1850-1898
- Accession No. 3089-001, William DeShaw papers, 1850-1898
The collection consists of business and record books for DeShaw's
Point Agate Store from 1852 to 1898, plus business records for 1866 and 1887,
and a journal of accounts for the Point Agate Trading Post from 1876 to 1880.
The collection also includes the New England House register book, San
Francisco, Calif. This volume contains guest registrations from Dec. 19, 1849,
to Sept. 12, 1850, as well as DeShaw's first ledger entries, 1852 ff. The
inside cover of the 1875-1885 ledger includes an itemized account of the burial
expenses for Chief Seattle, who died June 7, 1866, paid by William DeShaw.
Persons represented in the Point Agate business records include
William Bell, Arthur Armstrong Denny, David S. Maynard, George Anson Meigs, and
Chief Seattle.
Open to all users.
Request at UW
The collection comprises Accession no. 0383, purchased from Lillian S.
Everson on Aug. 28, 1963, and Accession no. 0920, purchased from Carol M.
Laielli on June 5, 1968.
The collection is a merger of Accession nos. 0383
and 0920, along with one unnumbered accession.
Also available on microfilm in the repository as Accession 3089-001
and through interlibrary loan. All DeShaw papers have been microfilmed.
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
DeShaw, William, 1834-1900--Archives
Bell, William N. (William Nathaniel), 1817-1887
Denny, Arthur Armstrong, 1822-1899
Maynard, David S. (David Swinson), 1808-1873
Meigs, George A. (George Anson), 1820-1897
Seattle, Chief, 1790-1866
Agate Point (Wash.)
Port Madison (Wash.)
Puget Sound Region (Wash.)
Pioneers--Washington (State)--Archives
Merchants--Washington (State)--Archives
General stores--Washington (State)
Suquamish Indians
Account books
Washington (State)
Pioneers
Business, Industry, and Labor
Businesses and Corporations
Accession No. 0383-001: William DeShaw papers, 1850-1898
1.48 cubic feet (4 boxes) (10 volumes; 1 recipe book; 20 misc. pages)
Scope and Content:
Business record books of Point Agate Store, 1852-98; plus business
records, 1866, 1887; and a journal, 1876-1880, of Point Agate Trading Post. The
New England House register book for 1850. This volume contains guest
registrations from Dec. 19, 1849 to Sept. 12, 1850 as well as De Shaw's first
ledger entries, 1852 ff.
Restrictions on Access:
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use:
Public Records (use unrestricted when access is granted)
1/2
0383-001
Historical Information--News Release, University of
Washington
1963
Journal
1/2
0383-001
Recipes, Miss Enna Thompson?
ca. 1908
1/2
0383-001
Log Counts
undated
1/3
0383-001
Miscellany
Financial Records
1/4
0383-001
Biographical Notes Keyed to Ledgers and Journals
1944
compiled by
Robert B. Ross
1/5
0383-001
Accounts and Ledgers
Scope and Content:
Miscellaneous pages.
1/6
0383-001
William DeShaw, Wholesale and Retail Dealer, Point
Agate, Washington Territory
1880
1/7
0383-001
Unidentified
1887
Ledgers
1/8-10 and 1B
0383-001
New England House Register, San Francisco, Calif.
1849-1850
1/10 and 1B
0383-001
William DeShaw, Point Agate, Washington Territory
1852, 1860-1864,
1866-1885
1/11
0383-001
Unidentified
1885,
1906-1908
1/11
0383-001
Henry E. Husby, Dealer in General Merchandise
1909-1911
Journals
1/12
0383-001
Accounts--Mesquito Bay
1882
1/12
0383-001
Census--Indians Residing on "Madison" Reserve
1898
1/12
0383-001
Court Records
1898
1/12
0383-001
Time Sheet--Thompson and Wilson
1903
1/12
0383-001
Accounts--Miscellaneous
1893
1/13
0383-001
Accounts--Port Madison Reserve
1873
Meeting
1/13
0383-001
Bartow, Kitsap County, Washington, Regarding
Bridge Repairs
1903
1/13
0383-001
Suquamish Tribe
2
0383-001
Account Book--Point Agate, Washington Territory
1860-1863,
1864-1866
3
0383-001
Account Book--Point Agate, Washington Territory
1866-1879
4
0383-001
Account Book--Point Agate, Washington Territory
1876-1880
Accession No. 3089-001: William DeShaw papers, 1850-1898
8" linear (4 reels of microfilm)
Scope and Content:
Four reels of microfilm (2 neg., 2 pos.). All De Shaw Papers have
been filmed.
Restrictions on Access:
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use:
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries