Like other shopkeepers in the eighteenth century, Salah Barnard kept daily accounts of what his customers bought, how much they owed, and how they paid for their purchases. In these pages from 1765, Abijah Prince, formerly enslaved, uses several means to pay his debt, including “By a Day Work”, reaping, planting, and making mortar. His purchases include sugar, nails, used dishes, borrowing Barnard’s horse for fieldwork, and borrowing Barnard’s enslaved men to harvest hay.
Barnard, Salah (1749-1774 ). Salah Barnard’s Account Book. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l14-002/. Accessed on February 6, 2025.
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