1855-1866
Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-101 in HAV-01-403
GUSN-356938
Account book belonging to an unidentified New England woman. Book is comprised of 100 pages, 40 of which are blank. Contains details about her various receipts and expenditures on items such as clothing, food, books, and transportation. There are also a number of recipes for items such as cakes, gingerbread, mince pies, frosting, pudding, and rolls in the middle of the book. Entries are dated from March 9, 1851 through December 13, 1866. Entries are not in chronological order.
account books
food
clothing
housebooks
appliances
recipes
finance
books
account books
1 account book ; 8 x 6 1/2 inches
MS002
Account books collection
MS002.142
New England (United States) [general region]
account books
Book
Civil War (1861-1865)
Loose pages, unbound. Pages are stained and torn around edges. Some pages are held together in groups with glue while others are completely loose. Some pages are still held together with string from original binding. Very fragile condition.
Item
Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-101 in HAV-01-403
Materials are in English.
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