Jonathan Brown Account Book
Scope and Contents
Ledger recording goods sold and work done for various individuals as well as for the town of Freeman, Maine. Goods sold include shoes, handkerchiefs, woolen cloth, etc., as well as hay, rye and other agricultural products. Work done for the town and others includes haying, hauling with a team, appraising land, laying a road, etc. The back of the volume also has a few entries from 1874-1880 for work done by other members of the Brown family.
Dates
- 1833-1848
Creator
- Brown, Jonathan (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Extent
1 volume (20 cm)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Ledger recording goods sold and work done for various individuals as well as for the town of Freeman, Maine. Goods sold include shoes, handkerchiefs, woolen cloth, etc., as well as hay, rye and other agricultural products. Work done for the town and others includes haying, hauling with a team, appraising land, laying a road, etc. The back of the volume also has a few entries from 1874-1880 for work done by other members of the Brown family.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Dan Casavant Rare Books, Waterville, Me. in November 2006.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Account books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Farmers -- Maine -- Freeman Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Freeman (Me.) -- Commerce Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Freeman (Me.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Jonathan Brown Account Book
- 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
