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Account books

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Thomas Canfield et al account book

00-2011-125-0

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 00-2011-125-0
Scope and Contents The Thomas Canfield et al Account Book (2011-125-0) was used by Thomas Canfield and his son-in-law, David Baldwin, to keep records of accounts. Canfield appears to have worked as a blacksmith. His entries include detailed lists of his children's portions of his estate. Baldwin settled in Litchfield, Connecticut and dealt in meat, eggs, cheese, and grains. One entry of note is from May 14, 1806 which reads: “This day toock Bet Negro from the poor hous and cep hir and child Six weeks and...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1722-1806; Other: Date acquired: 06/07/2011