Account books collection, ca. 1750-1880s
| Collection Name: | Account books collection, ca. 1750-1880s |
| Collection Code: | MS002 |
| Dates: | 1745-1889 |
| Physical Description: |
152 account books |
| Collection Type: | Manuscripts |
| Description Level: | Collection |
| GUSN: | 181141 |
| Reference Code: | MS002 |
Description
The Account Books Collection contains more than 150 items. Of special interest to the study of New England's economic history, these records reflect the activities, expenditures, and personnel of various specialized occupations, as well as the consumption patterns of households, from approximately 1750 to the 1880s. The particular strengths of the collection are textile production (both domestic and commercial), carpentry, agriculture, and merchandising practices of general stores. Source: Guide to the Library and Archives, 31.
Record details
| Descriptive Terms: |
agriculture carpentry commercial buildings general stores textiles |
| Material Type: |
account books manuscripts |
| Places: |
New England |
| Related Items: |
Locke-Ober Cafe collection, undated — A supplementary inventory lists account books in catalogued family manuscript collections. Account book in collection. Account book, 1942-1960 |
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- Ledger and daybook of Andrew Brabazon, Hartford, Conn., 1858-1863
- Ledger and daybook of Ezekiel Bailey, Hallowell, Maine, 1834-1846
- Ledger of Thomas Barnes, Waltham, Mass., 1810-1832
- Daybook of Walley, Boston, Mass., July 12-September 8, 1797
- Ledgers of Caleb Nichols, Cohasset, Mass., 1794-1826
- Account book of Seba Perrin, Seekonk, Mass., Apr. 1821-May 1829
- Daybook of Jacob Chesley, Wakefield, N.H., Dec. 1810-May 1822
- Daybook of Roberts, Rochester, N.H., Jan. 1829-Feb. 1835
- Daybook of Eugene M. Josselyn, West Hanover, Mass., Mar. 1860-Feb. 1896
- Ledger of Cyrus Josselyn, Boston, Mass., Mar. 1810-Sept. 1854
- Daybook, Maine coast, Mar. 1827-Feb. 1849
- Ledger, north-central Mass., Nov. 1773-Apr. 1774
- Ledger of Henry Duncomb, Fairfield County, Conn., 1834-1888
- Ledger of Joseph Gould, South Reading, Mass., Jan. 1732-Oct. 1760
- Ledger of G. Robbins Chandler, North Yarmouth and Guilford, Maine, Mar. 1811-1875
- Ledger, Suffolk County, Mass., 1810-1812
- Ledger of Charles Falconer, Beverly Farms, West Beach, Mass., 1853-1855
- Daybook of J.W. and J.E. Fossett, East Boston, Mass. and Jaffrey, N.H., 1849-1877
- Ledger of Lewis Fisher (J.P.), Franklin, Mass., 1804-1846
- Account book of Charles Hesseltine, Weston, Vermont, 1844-1852
- Ledger of G.W. Upham, Southgate and Upham, Worcester, Mass., 1843-1865
- Account books of William Wyman and Thomas B., eastern Mass., Aug. 1815-1819
- Account book of John Ware, Newton Lower Falls, Mass., Mar. 1801-May 1824
- Ledger of John, Caleb and Nathan Mitchell, Southeast Mass., Mar. 1804-May 1827
- Daybook of Derbon Marston, North Hampton, N.H., 1820-1836
- Ledger of Barnabas H. Palmer, Dover, N.H., 1825-1828
- Account book, 1883
- Account book of William W. Oliver, Salem, Mass., 1800s
- Ledger of Joseph Greenleaf, Stark, Maine, 1827-1838
- Account book, Danvers, Mass., 1846-1852
- Account book of Joseph Carrell, Walpole, Mass., 1803-1805
- Daybook, North Providence, R.I., 1820-1828
- Daybook of Caleb Warner, Ipswich, Mass., 1737-1800
- Daybook of Thomas Stearns, Waltham, Mass., 1804-1807
- Ledger of Asa Titus, Walpole, N.H., 1817
- Ledger of John Barlow, Boston, Mass., 1766-1792
- Account book Charles Hewins, Boston, Mass., 1850-1854
- Daybooks of J.D. Bulter, Rutland, Vermont, 1805-1910
- Daybook of Oliver Hubbard, Boston, Mass., 1798-1804
- Account book of Endicott Oliver, Boston, Mass., 1813-1829
- Account book of Thomas Otis, Boston, Mass., 1803-1804
- Daybook of the Cleveland General Store, Bedford, Vermont, 1848-1849
- Daybook, Middlebury, Vermont, 1803-1805
- Ledger of Ordway and Williams, Deerfield, N.H., 1807-1808
- Account books of James Whittemore and Tufts and Whittemore, Weymouth, Mass., 1818-1833
- Daybook of James Tirrell, 1825-1833
- Daybook of Charles Glines and Co., Canterbury, N.H., Feb. 1883-1884
- Daybook of Lewis and Richardson, Boston and Roxbury, Mass., 1811-1815
- Daybook of Josiah Sartell, Sartell and Childs, and Sartell and Kendall, Townsend, Mass., 1808-1829
- Account book of Nathaniel Brackett, 1817-1822
- Ledgers of Jeremiah and John Pearson, 1673-1741
- Account book of City Mills, 1830-1832
- Account book of Josiah Allen, Boston, Mass., 1780-1828
- Account book of Nathaniel Hesseltine, Weston, Vermont, 1829-1838
- Invoice book of William Jackson and Co., Boston, Mass., 1856-1861
- Ledger, Boston, Mass., 1816-1840
- Ledger of Mather Withington, 1792-1831
- Account book of Nathan Weston Jr., Maine, 1853-1856
- Account book, May 1831-July 1832
- Account book of M.L. Williams, Boston, Mass., 1889-1890
- Account book, New York, 1861-1879
- Account book, Boston, Mass., New Jersey, Delaware, ca. 1881
- Wastebook of Samuel Winn Jr., Medford, Mass., 1771-1800
- Account book of Rebecca E. Shattuck, Boston, Mass., 1845-1857
- Account book of Martha Ingalls, Swampscott, Mass., 1864
- Daybook of Otis E. Weld, Boston, Mass., 1895-1897
- Account book of William Allen, East Bridgewater, Mass., 1833-1837
- Daybook of School District #5, Wheelock, Vermont, 1867-1893
- Account book of West Parish Meetinghouse, Salisbury, Mass., 1794-1941 continuously
- Accounts daybook of William Endicott and Oliver Hubbard, Boston, Mass., 1797-1807
- Daybook of Hadley Richards, Newport, New York, Feb. 6-Oct. 29, 1847
- Account book, Amherst, Mass., 1846-1849
- Daybook of Mill Merino, possibly Providence, R.I., 1826-1829
- Account book, Haverhill, Mass., 1857-1858
- Ledger of Nichols and Whitney, Boston, Mass., 1835-1840
- Account book of Third Parish, Lynn, Mass., 1738-1829
- Account book of John Mico, Boston, Mass., 1703-1705
- Daybook of Daniel Vose, probably Milton, Mass., 1789-1801
- Account book of Farrandville Foundry, 1836-1840
- Daybooks of David Robbins, Milton, Mass., 1833-1836
- Ledger of Daniel Vose, Boston, Mass., 1785-1797
- Account book of Charles Weston, Salem, Mass., 1881-1889
- Daybook of John Tomblin, West Brookfield, Mass., 1848-1858
- Account book, Boston, Mass., 1865-1869
- Account book, Gloucester, Mass., 1881-1889
- Account book of the U.S. Quartermaster's Department, Boston and Charlestown, Mass., 1825-1829
- Account book of Mrs. Elisha Penniman, Boston, Mass., 1864-1877
- Daybook of accounts of Thomas Normans, Boston, Mass., 1740-1750
- Ledger of James Clark, Worcester, Mass., 1824-1836
- Stock account book, Boston, Mass.,1855-1889
- Account book of John T. Heard and Seth Caldwell, Jr. (attorneys), Boston, 1865-1869
- Account book of Mary A.N. Swaim, John T. Heard, and Seth Caldwell, Jr., Boston, Mass., Nov. 1865- Dec. 1869
- Account book of Swaim, Mary, Aurora, Joesph, Boston, Mass., 1869-1875
- Account book of E.D. Swaim, guardian Aurora D. Swaim, Boston, 1869-1874
- Daybook and account book of Whitney, Montague, Mass., 1856-1875
- Daybook of William Thayer, Williamsburg, Mass., 1845-1847
- Account book of Bunker Hill Clothes Warehouse, John F. Folls, Charlestown, Mass., 1847
- Account book of an employer at a northeast Masssachusetts weaving shop, 1814-1815
- Account book of A.W. Longfellow, Jr., South Coastal Maine, 1831-1845
- Order book of Lowell Railroad Elevator and Warehouse, Lowell, Mass., 1870-1873
- Account book of H.H. Crocker and Co., Boston, Mass., 1893-1896
- Account book of W.H. Crocker and Co., Boston, Mass., 1893
- Account book, Boston, Mass., 1733-1749
- Account book, Boston, Mass., Jan. 1802-Apr. 1804
- Account book, Boston, Mass., Apr. 1809-June 1812
- Account books of Herbert L. Browne, Boston, Mass.
- Account book of Chickering Piano Company, 1847-1860s
- Account book of Samuel Armstrong, Boston, Mass., 1805-1814
- Memoranda and account book of James Robinson, laborer, Boston, Mass., 1846-1849
- Daybook of Daniel Clarke Sanders, Medfield, Mass., 1812-1850
- Account book of Jeremiah Beal, Bridgewater, Mass., 1790-1822
- Account book, Grafton, Mass., 1843-1844
- Account book of John Hall, Quincy, Mass., 1842-1855
- Album of invoices submitted to Mr. and Mrs. Roswell B. Burchard, 1899
- Account book, Bridgewater, Mass., 1792-1797, 1801
- Account book of John Hamilton, possibly Waterborough, Maine, 1803-1858
- Waste book, Holliston, Mass., 1805-1807, 1836-1840, 1868, 1873-1874
- Three daybooks, Braggville General Store near Holliston, Mass., 1866-1872
- Account books 122.1-122.6
- Account book of George A. Brown, Boston, Mass., 1839-1844
- Account book of William Ballard, 1851-1868
- Account books, 1807-08, 1817-1833
- Account book of Samuel Harris, Boston, Mass., Jan. 24, 1800 - Jan. 12, 1809
- Account book 127, 1840-1845
- Account book 128, Vermont, 1873-1873
- Plan book of William G. Shillaber, Mass., 1866-1924
- Account book of H.K. Keith and Co., June 30-October 25, 1856
- Stock book of Henry K. Keith and Co., Feb. 1, 1860
- Account book of Nahum Keene, Duxbury, Mass., Mar. 24, 1852
- Stock book of L.F. Brett, Duxbury, Mass., Feb. 1, 1843
- Account book of James Short, Newbury, Mass., 1742-1801
- Account book of Andrew Ayers, Northfield, Mass., 1818-1852
- Account book of Roger Orvis, Goshen, Conn., 1771-1807, 1809-1814
- Account book of Talcott Curtiss, Granville, Hampden County, Mass., 1813-1817
- Account book of J. H. Wilbur
- Account book 139, 1864-1869
- Ledger of Sylvester Cram, Boston, Mass., Feb. 7-Nov. 14 1850
