Mason's waste book, Boston, Mass., 1831-1835

Collection Type

  • Manuscripts

Date

1831-1835

Location Note

Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-101 in HAV-01-403

GUSN

GUSN-357296

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Description

Account book containing 168 pages, eight of which are blank, belonging to Boston-based mason Nichols Tower. Contains details about transactions between January 1831 and June 19, 1835. Contains entries about wages, masonry materials purchased, and money owed among others.

Details

Descriptive Terms

account books
finance
building materials
wages
masons (construction workers)
brick (clay product)
account books

Physical Descrption

1 waste book ; 12 1/4 x 4 inches

Collection Code

MS002

Collection Name

Account books collection

Date of Acquisition

1991

Reference Code

MS002.143

Acqusition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Credit Line

Library & Archives purchase, 1991

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Tower, Nichols (Author)

Material Type

account books

Other People

Tower, Nichols

Subjects

Book

Restrictions

Cover is worn and stained. Spine of book is fragile. Pages are very stained. Some pages are torn. Handle with care.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-101 in HAV-01-403

Language Note

Written in English.

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