Account Book of Elijah Williams, Ledger C, Vol. 4

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Tradesmen, craftsmen, doctors, and lawyers in the 18th and 19th centuries kept account books to record their transactions with their customers. Between the 1740s and the time he died in 1771, Elijah Williams (1712-1771) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, did business with most of the residents of that town. He sold cloth, foodstuffs, hardware, and spirits and accepted in exchange cash, labor, livestock, and agricultural products. Each purchase was recorded with the amount and the value attached under the customer’s name. On the opposite page was written the method and amount of payment. Some accounts were reconciled monthly, some yearly, and some less often. These pages show the purchases and methods of payment of Abijah Prince, a free African American man who lived in Deerfield.

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Item typeAccount book
AuthorWilliams, Elijah
Date1755–1759
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicCommerce, Business, Trade, Consumerism
EraColonial settlement, 1620–1762
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatHandwriting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: manuscript, paper, ink Height: 14.50 in Width: 9.50 in
Catalog #L00.085
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Williams, Elijah. Account Book of Elijah Williams, Ledger C, Vol. 4. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l00-085/. Accessed on October 11, 2024.

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