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Account books

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Glenn Skillin papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4317
Scope and Content note

This collection houses the personal and research papers of Glenn Skillin, documenting his life, relationships, genealogical research of the Skillin family, and research conducted for his book A bibliography of Maine imprints 1785-1820. Contents include correspondence, notes, writings, reports, vital records, genealogical data and charts, publications, news clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs.

Dates: 1789 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1930 - 2022

John Stuart Barrows Sr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4236
Scope and Content note

Primarily correspondence and legal and financial papers of John Stuart Barrows Sr., including drafts of love letters addressed to Ann Ayer Bradley. Barrow’s day and account books reflect both personal and town financial dealings, and his justice docket details issues heard as Justice of the Peace. Included in the family correspondence are letters to Georgianna Souther Barrows and Samuel Souther, her father, from various correspondents.

Dates: 1802 - 1898

Joseph Dow family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4227
Scope and Content note The collection consists of the correspondence, financial records, account and day books, and legal papers of Joseph Dow and other members of the extended Dow family. Included are deeds and correspondence between Dow family members and the related Marstons, as well as a selection of Civil War letters from James Bradbury to his family. A significant portion of the collection is comprised of the legal writs and complaints presented to Joseph Dow during his tenure as Justice of the Peace in...
Dates: 1812 - 1894

Shepard Cary papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4232
Scope and Content note The collection includes correspondence, land leases, business and financial records, estate papers, maps, printed matter, and various account books and ledgers. This material relates primarily to Cary’s varied business enterprises, including his lumber operations and sales, employee records, and land leases and management. A portion relates also to his political positions and roles. Correspondence regarding his position as sutler, and his ensuing removal, are included, as are a handful of...
Dates: 1808 - 1889

William and Hatevil Bell family ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4243
Scope and Content note This collection consists solely of ledgers. These ledgers reflect the treasury and tax records of Trescott as maintained by William Bell, as well as the management, operations, and financial records of Bell family lumber and mercantile enterprises. There are two unlabeled ledgers in the final folder, one of which includes Bell family information but has a much wider scope. The other contains financial records related to Philadelphia between 1822 and 1842. These items arrived...
Dates: 1815 - 1887