Ebenezer Pope Ledger, 1810-1821
1 volume (0.25 linear ft.)
Collection number: MS 167
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Ebenezer Pope Ledger
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Ebenezer Pope Ledger, 1810-1821
1 volume (0.25 linear ft.)
Collection number: MS 167
Abstract:
Blacksmith who was prominent in the town affairs of Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Includes debit and credit entries, the method and form of customer payment (cash, services, labor, and goods such as corn, potatoes, wheat, cider brandy, hog, veal, sheep, lambs, and an ox), and an entry noting the building of the Great Barrington and Alford Turnpike in 1812. Also includes documentation of seamstress activity and of African American customers.
Terms of Access and Use: The collection is open for research. Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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