Joseph Westcott Account Book
Scope and Contents
A volume used by Joseph Westcott to record financial transactions from his general store in Castine, Maine. The volume was also used to record information about settling the estate of Joseph Westcott's father, also Joseph Westcott, who died in 1830.
Dates
- Creation: 1830-1883
Creator
- Westcott, Joseph, 1802- (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Joseph Westcott or Wescott was the son of Joseph Westcott (1779-1830) and Lucy Stover Westcott (1779-1862). He was born in Castine, Maine, in 1802. His grandfather, William Westcott, was born in 1734 and moved to Castine around 1761. William Westcott was a shipbuilder and master and kept a store on his wharf in Castine. The wharf and store remained in the Westcott family until the 1980s.
Extent
1 volume (31 cm)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A volume used by Joseph Westcott to record financial transactions from his general store in Castine, Maine. The volume was also used to record information about settling the estate of Joseph Westcott's father, also Joseph Westcott, who died in 1830.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Dan Casavant Rare Books, Waterville, Me. in November 2006.
General
Title on cover: Book B: Estate.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
Subject
- Westcott, Joseph, 1779-1830 (Person)
- Westcott family (Family)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Joseph Westcott 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
