Levi Allen petty ledger A, 1784-1801.

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Levi Allen petty ledger A, 1784-1801.

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Accounts noted in Halifax currency for Levi Allen's commerce in hardware and other products conducted in Canada and Vermont. Merchandise sold or traded included dry goods, hardware, flour, pease, rum, and timber. Payment was frequently in goods or labor and services. Many notations about his debtors give Allen's descriptions and opinions about them. A few account entries pertain to Ethan Allen at Sunderland, Vermont, in 1787, and many entries pertain to Ira Allen. Last entries seem to pertain to Levi Allen's expenditures while imprisoned.

0.5 linear ft (1 v., 134 double p.)

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Allen, Ethan, 1738-1789

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