Account book of Richardson, Lord, and Holbrook 1831-1835.

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Account book of Richardson, Lord, and Holbrook 1831-1835.

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This account book lists clients' credits and debits for the publishing and bookselling firm of Richardson, Lord, and Holbrook in Boston from 1831 to 1835. It contains entries for customers as far away as Vermont, Philadelphia, New York, and Ohio. Notable accounts include the Boston Post Office, Leuner's Church Music, Walker's Latin Reader, The Young Astronomers, the Boston Atheneum, and the "Social Library No. 1 of Boston". Affixed within are several letters to the proprietors concerning lawsuits and other business matters. Future governor of Vermont Frederick Holbrook was in Boston and involved with the firm from 1831-1833, a period covered within this volume.

1 vol. : 39 x 27 cm.

Vermont Historical Society

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Holbrook, John C. (John Calvin), 1808-1900

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John Calvin Holbrook was born in Brattleboro. He followed his father, John Holbrook, into the book publishing industry and joined Richardson, Lord, and Holbrook in Boston in 1828(?). His poor business management skills brought ruin to his own and his father's finances, leading him to eventually sell the company in 1836. He moved to Iowa in 1840, was ordained in 1842, and found great success as a missionary and minister, spending the last six decades of his life founding and growing several promi...

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