Manuscript letters ledgers8/15/2023 ![]() Non-Members: Text – $.25 per page, Photographs – $1. Members: Text – First 10 pages free, additional pages $.25 per page, Photographs – First 3 pages free, additional pages $1.00 per page ![]() Non-Members: Personal or Business Research – $10 per hour, 1 hour minimum Photocopy Fees Ledgers and Bound Manuscripts Account, Eliza Parke Custis Law account with Thomas Law, 1807-1809 Item Box 41, Folder: 1807.12.30 Identifier: RM-1150 MS-5847 Abstract Two pages of financial accounts of Eliza Parke Custis Law with Thomas Law from December 1807 to February 1809. Research for Business – 1 hour free per membership year, Additional time $10 per hour, 1 hour minimum Members: Personal Home or Family Research – Free Genealogy: The history of the families who settled in Manchester from the 17th to the 20th centuries is an expanding collection and our most active as the interest in ancestry grows. The summer cottages from c1870 to c1930 are of particular interest to historians. Photographs: We have a nice photo collection of town events and people, and daguerrotypes and stereopticon slides. The later 19th century maps, showing property ownership, are available and may be copied. Maps: The earliest ones we have are copies. There is one piece of correspondence, a letter written by Horace Kephart. The most recent ones by Gordon Abbott are on the Fire Department, the Police Department, the Booths and their Masconomo House, and the Richard Henry Dana family. The ledgers contain records of the annual family gatherings beginning in 1854. Manuscripts: We have an abundance of research papers on Manchester subjects and many personal reminiscences. John Horry Dent papers (MSS. All are legible and catalogued.ĭiaries: We have some diaries, notably John Lee’s c1838, the Rust diaries, and Julius Rabardy’s. During his travels, Captain Trask wrote fascinating letters to his wife Abigail, in Manchester and to their son Charles, at school. Letters: Our most extensive collection of letters is from the Trask family correspondence. They date from the 18th and 19th centuries. These printed forms were filled in in manuscript and list the letters received from other colonial post offices. Ship’s Logs: Captain Richard Trask’s and Captain Thomas Leach’s, c1830, are the most significant.ĭocuments: Deeds, military papers, indentures, wills, and other legal papers have been catalogued and are on microfilm. Post Office Book, Letters Received: 1767-1768. Records kept by cabinet makers, day laborers, merchants, ship captains, and others are available and interesting to read. Ledgers from the store of Abigail Trask from 1814 through 1840 show carefully kept accounts of her goods and customers. While less artistically inclined, these manuscripts provide a glimpse into the everyday life of the period: how people held and transferred property, how businesses conducted their work, how banks managed their customers’ money, and how governments taxed their citizens. Ledgers: Store ledgers are a good source of insight into the needs of people during different economic periods. Books/Newspapers/Magazines: These contain local history, biographies and town records, and include bound issues of the Beetle and Wedge, as well as interesting old books that are a part of Manchester’s history.
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