Account book of Joseph Barnard

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Like many people in New England, Joseph Barnard (1641-1695) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, kept an account book. In its pages he recorded the goods, labor, and services he exchanged with his trading partners. Joseph served as Deerfield’s first town clerk and was considered a “prudent man.” His account entries ended abruptly in 1695. He died after being wounded in an ambush by Indigenous soldiers. Barnard and four other armed men were attacked on August 21 as they rode with sacks of grain to grind at a mill about three miles away. In his written report of the incident to the Governor, John Pynchon of Massachusetts called Barnard’s death “a Humbling providence, he being a very useful & helpful man in ye place so much under discouragement, & will ye more find & feel ye want of him.”

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Item typeAccount book
AuthorBarnard, Joseph (1641-1695)
Date1688–1692
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicCommerce, Business, Trade, Consumerism
EraColonial settlement, 1620–1762
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatHandwriting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: manuscript, paper, ink Height: 14.25 in Width: 5.50 in
Catalog #L00.083
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Barnard, Joseph (1641-1695). Account book of Joseph Barnard. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l00-083/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.

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