Account book, 1792-1822.

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Account book, 1792-1822.

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Records transactions relating to the cost of ingredients, production and sale of chocolate from 1792 to 1822. There seem to have been various sizes of chocolate for the accounts list sales by boxes, half, and pounds. Also featured are lists of expenses incurred in expanding buildings and machinery. Accounts associated with building and decorating a house are in the back of the volume. References to expenses for Walter, suggest that the manuscript was kept by Edmund Baker. In 1807, the volume was used to record Walter's tuition and other fees at the university. Finally, a few entries pertain to work at a grist mill, amounts paid for reams of paper, and rent collected for rooms in a house.

1 v. ; 40 cm.

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Baker, Walter, 1792-1852.

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Walter Baker & Company

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Chocolate manufacturer. Firm established in Dorchester, Mass., in 1780 by James Baker (1739-1825) and continued by his son Edmund Baker (1770-1846) and grandson Walter Baker (1792-1852). Henry L. Pierce (1825-1896) controlled the firm for 42 years and expanded it from a local business to the leading chocolate firm in the country. In 1927 it became part of General Foods. From the description of Records, 1812-1945 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 229894593 ...

Baker, Edmund, 1770-1846

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Edmund Baker was born in Dorchester, Ma. on April 20, 1770, the son of Dr. James and Lydia Baker. Although James trained as a physician, he practiced only briefly. In 1772, he began the manufacture of chocolate at Dorchester Lower Mills. In 1792, Edmund became a resident of the Lower Mills Village and took sole charge of the manufactory. He enlarged the works and became owner of all the mill privileges above the bridge on the Dorchester side of the Neponset River. Edmund's oldest son, Walter, gr...