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Account book for labor of James Rundlet, merchant, Portsmouth, N.H., 1811-1816

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GUSN-194537

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Description

Labeled "Accounts with Laborers, Truckmen, Servants, Etc." Services include schooling children, sundry garden chores, iron work, and trucking. Illustrates a barter economy. Payment made in cash, fabric and related sundries, shoes, and foodstuffs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

account books

Physical Description

88 pp

Collection Code

MS025

Collection Name

Rundlet-May family papers

Reference Code

MS025.TMP.AB.RM-JR-I-17

Record Details

Originator

Rundlet, James, 1772-1852

Material Type

account books

Description Level

Item

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