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Zephaniah Buffington account book

 Collection — Container: small col. 48
Identifier: Col-1039

Content Description

The account book contains Zephaniah Buffington's financial transactions beginning May 5th, 1797. Also noted are purchases, such as oxen, "sole leather," gold pieces, and six silver "great spoons,"as well as the sale of land and other property.

Dates

  • Creation: 1797-1801

Conditions Governing Access

Collection open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Zephaniah Buffington (born 1771) was a Quaker merchant and farmer in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

Full Extent

1 Volumes ; 8.5 x 11.5 in.

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

  • License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license.

Related Materials

Zephaniah Buffington Accounts (MS 226). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.

Author
Finding aid written by Carley Altenburger.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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