Account book, 1771-1789.

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Patchen, Jesse, 1746-1830. Account book, 1771-1789.

Account book, 1771-1789.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/668257440

In this manuscript, Jesse Patchen recorded the making, cutting, lining, turning, and mending of men's and boys' clothing, including vests, cloth and leather britches, straight bodied coats, great coats, trousers, sack coats, jackets, blanket coats, wrapper coats, stockings, and suits. He did not give many details about the clothing, except mentioning leather or cloth for britches and the styles of coats. Once, he recorded that he made a "sute of blue close." Patchen also sheared sheep, performed farm labor, and did unspecified work. He was usually paid with such goods as garden produce, lumber, tallow, cheese, wool, flax, and shoes; he also was paid by the work of others and sometimes with money. A few customers wove cloth for him. Customers included Joseph Meacham, who succeeded Ann Lee as the leader of the Shaker religious sect, and Daniel Darrow, a Shaker who donated his farmland to the Shaker community of New Lebanon. Other local customers also eventually joined the Shakers.

1 v. (116 p.) : 17 x 20 cm.

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