PUBLIC "-//College of William and Mary::Earl Gregg Swem Library::Special Collections//TEXT (US::ViW::viw00480:: Account Book (N.H.), 1856-1874)//EN" "viw00480.xml" Inventory of the Account Book (N.H.) 1856-1874 Account Book (N.H.) Mss. Acc. 2009.599 Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary © 2012 By the College of William and Mary. All rights reserved.

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Finding aid created by Ute Schechter, 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Account Book (N.H.), 1856-1874 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2009.599

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Account Book (N.H.) 1856-1874 01/Mss. Acc. 2009.599 0.10 The papers are in: English arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

 Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

 Preferred Citation

Account Book (N. H.), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 12/17/2009.

 Processing Information

Accessioned and minimally processed in December 2009 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist.

 Scope and Contents

Account book, 1858-1874, Hillsboro and Concord, New Hampshire, listing dollar  amounts earned for a variety of different services like taking oxen to pasture, bushels of wheat gathered,  horse shoeing,  removing wood tree stumps, and so on. Other entries list items purchased,  including pork, nails, beef, pewter plates, potatoes,  sugar, and beans. Some parts of the volume have been used as an exercise book by a child and a few news clippings can be found glued in front and back.For a list of names mentioned in the account book, compiled by the seller, see folder link below.

 Additional Information Index Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Geographic Name: New Hampshire--Economic conditions Topical Term: Account books. Day laborers Detailed Description of the Collection Account book id65001 1858-1874 1