Lyman Higgins Account Book, 1851-1886
1 volume
Collection number: MS 118
Lyman Higgins Account Book
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> Collection Overview | Lyman Higgins Account Book, 1851-1886 1 volume Collection number: MS 118 Abstract: A resident of South Worthington, Massachusetts, Lyman Higgins appears in the Federal Census and in town histories as also pursuing a variety of other callings: mechanic, farmer, blacksmith, sawmill proprietor, and manufacturer. Higgins eventually devoted his work life to basket making, supplying textile mills and paper companies as far away as New York City with large batches of assorted baskets tailored to their needs. Higgins' account book includes records of jobs performed, payment (in goods and services as well as in cash), employees and their wages, and the local companies to which he sold his custom-made basket product Terms of Access and Use: The collection is open for research. Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries |