Henry Halsey Account Book, 1846/1874

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Henry Halsey Account Book, Ms1978-011, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Halsey, Henry
Abstract:
This collection contains the account book of Henry Halsey (1784-1876), a farmer and leather tanner living in Windsor, Connecticut.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Henry Halsey Account Book, Ms1978-011, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a single account book, maintained by Henry Halsey, a tanner and farmer in Windsor, Connecticut. The ledger contains various types of entries. The greater part of the entries are in the form of a day book, commencing on November 27, 1846 and ending on December 25, 1860. Entries include dates, customer names, descriptions of transactions, and prices. The transaction descriptions indicate that Halsey was conducting other businesses in conjunction with the tannery. Also included in the volume are lists of stocks and bonds owned by Halsey and account entries for services rendered to various individuals, including as administrator of the estate of Abial Wilson. Several newspaper clippings have been affixed to the end papers. Most of these relate to Halsey's various business interests, but also included are articles titled "Evil Effects of Study out of Schools," and "The Habits of Shad."

Biographical / historical:

Henry Halsey, son of Philip and Esther Moore Halsey, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on July 8, 1784. Halsey remained in the Windsor area and worked as a farmer and leather tanner. He married four times: to Abigail Allyn (1784-1816); to Laura Wolcott Mather (1789-1831); to Eunice Talcott (1787-1858); and to Amanda Moore (1807-1880), and he fathered eight children. Henry Halsey died on February 24, 1876.

Acquisition information:
The Henry Halsey Account Book was acquired by Special Collections in 1978.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the Henry Halsey Account Book commenced and was completed in May 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Account books
Ledgers (account books)