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John Clark account book
- Title
- John Clark account book, 1684-1693.
- Author
- Clark, John.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 560 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 volume)
- Summary
- John Clark, a shoemaker of Newton, Massachusetts, kept this account book from 1684 through 1693. The majority of the entries pertain to shoes made or repaired, though some pertain to other items, including hides, bark, leather, Indian corn, and rye. Clark also kept his account with servants in this volume.
- The account book also contains a few entries dated 1802-1803 at Princeton, New Jersey. The author of these entries is unknown.
- Subjects
- Material culture > New England
- Cost and standard of living > Massachusetts > 17th century
- Account books > New Jersey
- Princeton (N.J.)
- Account books > Massachusetts
- Shoemakers > Massachusetts > History > 17th century
- Newton (Mass.)
- Food habits > Massachusetts > 17th century
- Shoemakers > Massachusetts > Newton
- Genre/Form
- Account books – Massachusetts.
- Account books – New Jersey.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Call Number
- MssCol 560
- OCLC
- 758977019
- Author
- Clark, John.
- Title
- John Clark account book, 1684-1693.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 560