Elisha Cooke account book, 1745-1799.

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Elisha Cooke account book, 1745-1799.

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The records consist of an account book documenting Elisha Cooke's business transactions from 1745-1799, a transcription of the book's contents, and a three part index completed in 1934 by Florence Cooke Newberry. Each entry in the account book lists customer name, date, goods or services provided, price, and method of payment. The goods and services provided by Mr. Cooke are quite varied and include the sale of grains and meat products, the making of shoes, transportation to other towns, labor, and the use of horses, livestock, and tools. Some entries refer to locations ranging from parts of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, to Warren and Sussex counties, New Jersey.

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Cooke, Elisha, active 1745-1799

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Elisha Cooke was born in Kingston near Plymouth, Massachusetts, on March 10, 1716 or 1717. Descended from voyagers on the original Mayflower, Cooke worked as a farmer in Kingston, Massachusetts until he moved to Sussex County, New Jersey in 1747. He married Rebecca Edgerton (d. after 1766) in 1741 with whom he had sixteen children: William, Hulday, Consider, Rebecah, Levi, Tabitha, Experience, Rebecah, Abner, Hannah, Phebe, Miriam, Lydia, Simeon, Elisha, Daniel. After the death of his first wife...

Cooke family.

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Cooke, Frank L.

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