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Account books for a blacksmith shop in Newark, Delaware
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0096-Item 0005
Abstract
These three volumes are account books for the Newark, Delaware, blacksmith shop of Gilbert W. Chambers, kept between 1887 and 1921.
Dates:
1887 December 31-1921 September 11
Booth and Green family account-keeping exercise book and ledgers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0096-Item 0004
Abstract
This account-keeping exercise book, general store ledger, and shoemaker’s ledger reflect the economic activities of members of the Booth and Green families as well as other residents of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, between 1807 and 1857.
Dates:
1807 April 3-1857 April 29
Nathaniel Richards ledger
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0096-Item 0151
Abstract
This ledger was likely kept by Nathaniel Richards, a metalworker and retailer in Wilmington, Delaware, to record the sale of hardware between 1779 and 1790.
Dates:
1779-1790; Majority of material found within 1779-1781