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Account book of Talcott Curtiss, Granville, Hampden County, Mass., 1813-1817

Collection Type

  • Manuscripts

Date

1813-1817

GUSN

GUSN-194375

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Description

Manuscript business account book, 1813 to 1817, kept by young furniture maker Talcott Curtiss of Granville, Hampden County, MA, to record the wide range of items he built for named customers on specified dates for reported prices, as well as his purchases of cherry, chestnut, hemlock, and pine boards, and (less frequently) tax payments, house rental, and items taken in credit (including foodstuffs).

Details

Descriptive Terms

cookware
account books

Physical Description

1 account book

Collection Code

MS002

Collection Name

Account books collection

Reference Code

MS002.137

Record Details

Material Type

account books

Description Level

Item

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