Allen Presbrey account book and scrapbook, 1814-1847, bulk 1814-1821.

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Allen Presbrey account book and scrapbook, 1814-1847, bulk 1814-1821.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/413804608

Account book containing records of Allen Presbrey's business activities from February 16, 1814 to February 3, 1821. The volume lists accounts for ten customers: Seth Presbrey, Seth Presbrey and Sons, Nathaniel Crandall, Crocker, Bush & Richmond, Taunton Cotton Mill, Samuel Crocker, William Woodward, Samuel Cook Fales, Hopewell Manufacturing Company, and Richard Park & Co. Each account consists of a page for debits and another for credits. Most accounts carry over onto other pages in the volume. From all appearances, Presbrey operated a general store and supplied dry goods and groceries to a select clientele such as Seth Presbrey and Nathaniel Crandall. He also appears to have rented a store and garden from Samuel Crocker. In many instances, Presbrey received payments-in-kind, as with Nathaniel Crandall who settled his account with bread from his bakery. The nature of Presbrey's business with the firms recorded in the account book is not entirely clear. For accounts with Crocker, Bush & Richmond, Taunton Cotton Mill and Hopewell Manufacturing Company, Presbrey seems to have debited for payments to individuals, possibly labor costs. The volume was later used as a scrapbook. Located at the end of the volume in reverse are 9 leaves of newspaper clippings, mainly poetry, ca. 1844-1847.

1 v. (29, 29 p., [9] leaves) ; 34 centimeters.

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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Fales, Samuel Cook.

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Richard Park & Co.

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Presbrey, Allen, 1790-1879.

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Allen Presbrey was born May 27, 1790, in Taunton, Massachusetts, son of Captain Seth Presbrey and Sarah (Pratt) Presbrey. He was a Taunton businessman who may have operated a general store. Presbrey died in Taunton on December 6, 1879. From the description of Allen Presbrey account book and scrapbook, 1814-1847, bulk 1814-1821. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 413804608 ...

Hopewell Manufacturing Company.

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Crocker, Samuel L. (Samuel Leonard), 1804-1883

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Samuel Crocker was a merchant and cotton manufacturer of Taunton, Mass. From the guide to the Samuel Crocker papers, 1801-1856, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Resident of Charleston, S.C.; native of New England. From the description of Letter, [18]47 Jan. 21, Charleston, S.C., to Thomas Crocker, Paris, Me. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 51070795 ...

Crandall, Nathaniel.

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Crocker, Bush & Richmond.

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Woodward, William Ray, 1944-....

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Epithet: Reverend; ob. 1703 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000439.0x00038a ...

Presbrey family.

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Taunton Cotton Mill.

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