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An account book of a shoe store in Limerick, Maine.

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A sales ledger from an unidentified business, probably a shoe store. Entries record merchandise purchased from firms all over the United States.

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An account book with financial information during the travels of a ship to ports in Europe and the U.S.

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Account book of a general store owned by Jerome Wellington Sawtelle in Old Town, Maine.

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Ledger for the fishing schooner Plu-Ri-Bus-Tah with entries from 1865 to 1871. Not a traditional logbook, this ledger contains records of the sale of the catch as well as the purchases necessary for fishing - bait, bushel baskets. a dory, barrels, nails, hooks, and rope. Payments for the repair of fishing nets are noted, as well as purchases of supplies for the fishing trips - apples, molasses, tobacco, tea, and matches, etc. There is an 1868 revenue stamp attached to one page.

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Memorandum book of Odlin P. Sears listing prices for fabrics, dry-goods, household items, etc. for 1836-1839. Sears appears to have been a resident of Yarmouth, Maine. The name Mary Sears of Yarmouth also appears in the book.

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Financial records of the Searsport National Bank from 1898 to 1921.

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Financial records of a local electric utility in Maine. Included are a cashbook from Dec. 1902-Sept. 1911, a journal from Feb. 1905 to Oct. 1911, and 2 ledgers covering the years 1905 to 1911.

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Records of a tannery originally owned by F. Shaw and Brothers located in Grand Lake Stream, Maine.

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A ledger of a lumber company in Maine listing trial balances beginning Dec. 1, 1913.

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Records related to operations of the Sherman Lumber Company, founded in 1894 and located in Sherman Station, Maine. The records are arranged according to the following functions: administrative and organizational, financial, production, sales, and labor.

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Two postage books for ships. The accounts are listed by the name of the ship carrying the letter or package and record the date, the city to or from which something has been sent, and the cost of postage.

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Financial records of a local electric utility in Maine. Included are cashbooks, journals, and ledgers from 1888 to 1911 and a ledger containing invoices to the company for the years 1887 to 1888.

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A farmer's account book for the years 1921 and 1922. Account categories include rates, inventory, real estate, labor, horses, colt, equipment, auto, cows, heifers, herd bull, poultry, garden, and hay.

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An account book belonging to George H. Smith of East Corinth, Maine, and used to record sales of farm products such as barley, oats, buckwheat, hay, etc. Smith also recorded sales of farm animals, days of work done for others, and various financial transactions.

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Records of Thomas W. Smith, principal partner in various firms selling dry-goods, groceries, and hardware between Augusta, Maine and Boston. Arranged in two series: Business Records and Augusta Bank Records.

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A volume used to record purchases of land in various townships in Somerset County, Maine. One entry records a purchase in Penobscot County. Each entry lists the location of the land, the purchasers, the cost of the land and the cost of the sale.

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Photocopy of the records of a temperance society in Maine. Location of originals is unknown. Included are the constitution, minutes of meetings, lists of officers and committee members, and a genealogy of the Blake family. Included also are eight pages of the accounts of W.H. Comstock of Cape Rosier from 1880 to 1890.

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Financial accounts of a prominent landowner in Kittery Depot, Maine.

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An inventory of the estate of Joseph Sprague of Thomaston, Maine who died in 1826.

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The record group contains the Philological Club's Secretary and Treasurer books including meeting minutes and financial records for the club. The record group also includes miscellenous bills, checks, and meeting invitations.

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Financial records of a sawmill in Turner, Maine.

Abstract A volume used by Starboard to record purchases made by customers presumably at a general store in Charlotte, Maine. Goods purchased include cotton, buttons, tea, soap, candles, potatoes, etc. Entries are headed both Charlotte and Pembroke, Maine. The volume also records Starboard's work for others, much of which involved making barrels, hoop poles, and tubs. Another part of the volume contains records of Enoch Fisher of Charlotte, Maine, and details his activities as justice of the peace,...

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The Stetson family papers consist primarily of the business and personal papers of George Stetson, his sons Edward and Isaiah Kidder, and Isaiah's son Irving G. Stetson. They reflect the involvement of the Stetsons in the lumbering, slate mining, ice harvesting, and banking businesses in Bangor, Maine, the northern woods of Maine, and in New Brunswick.

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A ledger of a coal company located in Bangor, Maine. The volume contains financial information about the company such as costs for labor, insurance, furniture and fixtures, etc., as well as a record of customers.

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Log scaling book for the Stillwater Canal Corp. Shows how much lumber and for whom it was scaled. Also shows some log brands. This possibly reflects the boom operation in the Stillwater River opposite the present University of Maine.

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Financial records of a general store in Dennysville, Maine, owned by Theophilus W. Allan and his sons. Volumes include two daybooks, dated 1869 and 1894-1895, as well as two ledgers dated 1889-1902 and 1901-1912. The store sold groceries, dry-goods, hardware, etc.

Abstract Records of a general store in Sebec, Maine, owned by Thoedore Wyman and his son, Theodore H. Wyman. Included are three ledgers dating from the 1830s to 1883. The earliest ledger appears to record transactions of a business called Jewett & Wyman. The ledgers include names of customers but do not record specific purchases made by each customer. Also found in the collection is a daybook dating from 1871-1873 which details the purchase of items such as lard, sugar, molasses, oil, etc. A...

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A ledger used by Taber to record purchases made at his general store in Unity, Maine. Taber also used the volume to record work he did for others, including fencing, haying, repairs, etc. His work as executor for various decedents' estates is also documented in the volume.