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Account book

00-1972-109-3

 Collection
Identifier: 00-1972-109-3

Scope and Contents

Account Book (1972-109-3) documents transactions of an unknown blacksmith. The book is organized chronologically, and the entries included the name of the customer, sometimes a description of the job, and the price. The book may have been used as a scrapbook. The item is housed in 3B Box 1.

Dates

  • created: 1796-1801
  • Other: Date acquired: 01/11/1972

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This item is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has been transferred to the Litchfield Historical Society for materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical / Historical

The name of the creator of this volume is unknown, but they appear to have worked as a blacksmith.

Extent

1.00 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Account Book (1972-109-3) documents transactions of an unknown blacksmith. The book is organized chronologically, and the entries included the name of the customer, sometimes a description of the job, and the price. The book may have been used as a scrapbook.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Several of the pages are in very bad condition. There are holes and rips, and there appears to be remnant of newspaper clippings of the scrapbook left on the pages; in some places the original text is unreadable.

Source of Acquisition

William L. Warren

Method of Acquisition

Gift

Title
Account book
Status
Completed
Author
Benjamin Bradley
Date
01/07/2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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