Account book, [microform] 1788-1806, 1791-1801 (bulk dates).

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Account book, [microform] 1788-1806, 1791-1801 (bulk dates).

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Account book of William Mather, with charges in pounds and shillings. Mather made and installed window frames; recorded charges for labor performed by himself, his sons and other men; made and mended furniture; pastured livestock for others; plastered houses; rented out his horse; made coffins and handles for tools; bottomed chairs; wove cloth (this work was probably done by Mathers daughters or wife, although he does not record that in his account book); turned wood, and did other sorts of jobs. Among the furniture pieces made were fall leaf tables, candle stands, bedsteads, bed posts, banister chairs, chests, cradles, chests of drawers, a clock case, and plain chairs. He was paid with lumber, oil, shoes, produce, shingle nails, textile fabrics, other goods, and some cash. At the end of the volume is a list of William and Tirzah Mathers children and a list of his apprentices.

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Mather, William, 1766-1835.

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William Mather was born in Lyme, Connecticut, on December 31, 1766 (he records his birthdate as January 1, 1767), the son of Captain Benjamin and Abigail (Worthington) Mather. Later, the family moved to Whately, Massachusetts. William worked as a cabinetmaker, housewright, carpenter, bricklayer, and brickmaker, raised some livestock, and performed other jobs. Mather was married to Tirzah Morton, and they had 11 children. The sons worked with their father. Mather died in 1835, possibly in Ontario...

Mather family.

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