Farmers

Scope and Contents From 1772 to about 1807, Daniel Smith used this volume to keep his accounts for making and repairing shoes. Some day labor is also recorded. Beginning in 1803, the accounts are settled by John Smith, and the entries change to agricultural commodities. Some of these latter accounts (on, or facing, leaves 74, 86, 102, and 107) are "setled ... from the begining of the world up to this day." Also includes school district receipts for 1787-1807 (leaf 61); an account of "sundries of articles that...

Content Description Photograph album produced by Felix Reifschneider, New York, New York, with "Hilltop Farm Photographs No. 2" embossed on the front cover. The album contains photographs of an unidentified location, including photographs of various buildings, interiors, farm animals, lakes, and fields. There are also photographs of unidentified men, women, and children sitting on porches and on horses or carts in front of houses, as well as engaged in various activities. The album contains several examples of...

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The diary of Joseph Cowell of Greenville, New York, dating from April 1, 1856 to September 20, 1859. Cowell's entries record events from daily life, including farming, livestock, and church related activities.

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Account book kept by Leonard Fisk of Berlin, Ohio, from 1851 to 1871. Transactions recorded are mostly farming related in nature, and include labor, various types of produce, four, sugar, and butter, livestock, lumber, and nails.