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Title Auctioneer's Account Book, 1827
Reference Account Books (unidentified), volume 15, folio vols. "A"
Collection Account Books (Unidentified) Collection, 1703-1836
Library American Antiquarian Society
Date 1827
Description An Auctioneer's account book detailing the prices from the sale of a store, dwelling house and contents, land and farm goods.
Document Type Manuscript, Mercantile Papers
Primary Commodity Miscellaneous
Sub-commodity Sugar, Tea, Timber, Cotton
Theme Trade and Commerce
Keywords textiles, leather, linen, calico, corn, oats, hay, iron, molasses, clothes, costs and prices, consumer, consumption, financial accounts, market, merchant, profit
Region North America
Places USA
Additional Information This collection of twenty-three unidentified account books spans the period 1703 to 1836 and represents an interesting variety of business concerns in several New England towns. Many volumes provide detailed records of the prevailing styles in fabrics, clothing, and furs. There are references to popular types of wood, alcohol, imported foods and numerous other commodities including tobacco, coffee, tea, sugar, spices and oil, many listed alongside prices within bills, inventories and receipts. The Massachusetts towns represented include Worcester, Boston, Cambridge, Danvers, Marblehead and Nantucket Island. There is also an account book for Rutland County, Vermont.
Copyright American Antiquarian Society