Financial Documents,, 1884-1952 and undated

Summary: Financial documents of John A. Roebling II ranging in date from 1884, the year of his matriculation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, to 1952, the year of his death. Documents concern income and expenditures. Types of documents present in the series include income statements, canceled checks, expense accounts and receipts.

Many of the income statements (1903-1907) contain records of city and county taxes paid for those years. The income statements are itemized listings of moneys received per year, broken down by month and date.

Among the documents present are: canceled checks (1929-1952), all paid to T. Girard Wharton; and receipts for goods purchased by John A. Roebling II of John A. Roebling's Sons Company (1888-1894), such as cement, piping, asbestos board, oil, iron rods, glassware and various chemicals.