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Account book 139, 1864-1869

Collection Type

  • Manuscripts

Date

1864-1869

GUSN

GUSN-225747

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Description

An account book with payments to an unknown carpenter for his labor on different jobs as a glazier, paperhanger and painter, including the price of materials, beginning on September 28, 1864 and continuing until 1869 in Haverhill, MA. Entries are by date and individual job with reference to the amount of labor and supplies. The keeper is not identified.

The book consists of 261 pages, bound with loose sheets after page 198 as the binding has broken.

Details

Descriptive Terms

business (commercial function)
construction (assembling)
glass (material)
carpentry
painters (tradespeople)
labor
account books

Additional Identification Number

account book 139

Physical Description

1 account book; 8 1/2 x 12 7/8 inches

Collection Code

MS002

Collection Name

Account books collection

Reference Code

MS002.139

Acquisition Type

Museum Purchase

Places

Haverhill (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

account books

Descriptive Terms

wallpaper
glasier
paper hangers
painters
labor & materials

Description Level

Item

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