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Auctioneer's Account Book, 1827 : Manuscript, Mercantile Papers;document 1827.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Summary:
- Description: An Auctioneer's account book detailing the prices from the sale of a store, dwelling house and contents, land and farm goods.
- Notes:
- This collection of twenty-three unidentified account books spans the period 1703 to 1836 and represents an interesting variety of business concerns in several New England towns. Many volumes provide detailed records of the prevailing styles in fabrics, clothing, and furs. There are references to popular types of wood, alcohol, imported foods and numerous other commodities including tobacco, coffee, tea, sugar, spices and oil, many listed alongside prices within bills, inventories and receipts. The Massachusetts towns represented include Worcester, Boston, Cambridge, Danvers, Marblehead and Nantucket Island. There is also an account book for Rutland County, Vermont.
- AMDigital Reference: Account Books (unidentified), volume 15, folio vols. "A".
- Description based on online resource (viewed on November 21, 2018).
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