Josiah Harris Waste Book B
Scope and Contents
Daily transactions from July 1, 1791 through Dec. 12, 1792, listing names of customers, items purchased and prices paid. Purchases include sugar, molasses, rum, shoes, cotton, oats, etc. An accompanying volume, with 1793 on the cover, lists similar transactions from Aug. 24, 1792 through Dec. 26, 1793.
Dates
- 1791-1793
Creator
- Harris, Josiah, 1770-1845 (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Harris was born in Boston, the son of Samuel and Sarah (More) Harris. He came to Machias, Maine in 1787, returned to Boston in 1788,and then returned to East Machias in 1789. He entered into a partnership with Edward H. and Nathaniel J. Robbins of Robbinston, Maine, in a mercantile business which he later continued alone.
Extent
2 Volumes (29 cm)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Daily transactions from July 1, 1791 through Dec. 12, 1792, listing names of customers, items purchased and prices paid. Purchases include sugar, molasses, rum, shoes, cotton, oats, etc. An accompanying volume, with 1793 on the cover, lists similar transactions from Aug. 24, 1792 through Dec. 26, 1793.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Dan Casavant Rare Books, Waterville, Me. in June 2002.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Business enterprises -- Maine -- Machias Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Daybooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Dry-goods -- Prices Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Machias (Me.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Merchants -- Maine -- Machias Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Josiah Harris Waste Book B
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
