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1789-1801
GUSN-194153
Book no. 6 to Ledger no. 5 itemizes purchases, primarily of groceries. Reams of paper are frequently among merchandise sold. Toward the latter section, considerable lumber, meal, and carting job entries. Rental of "sawmill house" and "carting from wharf to mill" help to identify the industrial aspects.
farming
seed
general stores
sawmills
paper mills
flour mills
daybooks
Other identifier Account book 81
1 daybook (250 pages, with 3 loose pieces torn from book)
MS002
Account books collection
MS002.081
Milton (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
daybooks
Item
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