General business records, 1763-1957.

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General business records, 1763-1957.

General ledgers concerning farming, livestock, work records, products made and sold, and cash records of Shaker communities at Mount Lebanon, N.Y., 1803-1957; Canaan, N.Y., 1864-1885; Groveland, N.Y., 1855-1858; Hancock, Mass., 1908-1957; Harvard, Mass., 1836-1905; Enfield, Conn., 1799-1830; Canterbury, N.H., 1894-1924; and South Union, Ky., 1850-1854. Special volumes include work record and sketches for water reservoir, 1864-1881, post office accounts, 1900-1916, and weather records by Benjamin Gates, 1905-1906, from Mount Lebanon; ledger of shoemaker Aaron Jewett, Hancock, Mass., 1763-1789; inventories and reports to the Mount Lebanon ministry from the Enfield, Conn. settlement, 1843-1901; letterpress copybooks of Shirley, Mass. broom maker John Whiteley, 1890-1901; and printing records from Canterbury, N.H., 1895-1897. Other items include receipts, bills, promissory notes, advertisements, letters, inventories, tax records, agreements, and other records concerning business or financial matters, 1783-1957.

4 linear ft., 1 cubic ft.

Related Entities

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Gates, Benjamin

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Whiteley, John, 1819-1903

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Shaker, of Shirley, Mass. From the description of Yearly statement - monthly statement, 1872-1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70940316 Broom maker with the Harvard and Shirley, Mass. Shaker communities. From the description of Diaries, 1877-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155495010 ...

Jewett, Aaron.

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Shaker Museum (Old Chatham, N.Y.)

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Covenants were articles of agreement concerning admission to the society and its rules and regulations. From the description of Covenants and rules, 1792-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155494464 ...