Blotter No. 6, 1797-1798
Item 4
Item — four-flap enclosure: 15
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents
This volume contains many entries for firkins of butter being shipped to other towns. It also notes the purchase of maple sugar in March 1798.
It includes a few listings of African American patrons, including "Philip Wells loaf of sugar per your Negro" on 27 September 1797; Cyrus Negro 21 December 1797 credited for one day of chopping wood and charged for one pair of mittens; Cyrus Negro on 25 December, 1797 credited for chopping wood; and Cyrus Negro charged on 30 December 1797 for tobacco. There is also an entry for "Sirus Negro 1 Gill Brandy" on 24 March 1798.
Dates
- Creation: 1797-1798
Creator
- From the Collection: Boardman, Elijah, 1760-1823 (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 97.00 items
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository
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7 South Street
P.O. Box 385
Litchfield CT 06759
860-567-4501
860-567-3565 (Fax)
archivist@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org