Account Book Collection, 1793-1950

Collection number: MC 309
Size: (42 boxes) (25 cu.ft.)

About the Creators of the Account Books

The New Hampshire Account Book Collection creaters made their living through a variety of rural professions, mostly farmers, blacksmiths, doctors, town officials, tanners, cobblers, and other mixed income streams.

About the Account Books

The account books are organized by town within New Hampshire, Maine, Massachussetts, and one from Tennessee.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

This collection is open.

Copyright Notice

Contents of this collection are governed by U.S. copyright law. For questions about publication or reproduction rights, contact Special Collections staff.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], [folder number], [box number], New Hampshire Account Book Collection, 1752-1950, MC 309, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.

Acquisitions Information

Multiple Acquisitions via dealers, 1977-present

Collection Arrangement

This collection is organized alphabetically by county and then alphabetically by town within each county. Towns which have switched counties are placed within their contemporary (2020s) county. The last series at the end contains material not originating in New Hampshire.

Collection Contents

Series 1: Belknap County, 1814-1926

(4.5 boxes)

This series consists of 12 cash and account books from towns currently located in Belknap County. Towns represented are Alton, Belmont, Meredith, Center Harbor, and Sanbornton. Some material also covers New Hampton and Laconia.

Box 1
Box 1, Folder 1		Alton: Cash Books, 1852-1868 Creator: Hiram Barker (1815-1867) Occupation(s): Clerk, Peddler, Real Estate, Lumber Keywords: Dry goods, livestock, Farmington, Farmington State Bank, Maria (Hayes) Barker
Box 1
Box 1, Folder 2		Belmont: Account Book, 1910/1926 Creator: Francis Ayers Badger (1868-1927) Occupation(s): Plant breeding, Lumber merchant, Maple Syrup, Farming Keywords: Strawberry breeding, Blueberries, Blackberries, Plums, Pears, Potatoes, Maple Syrup, Lumber, Milling, Belmont Lumber Company, Gilmanton Mills, Named plant varieties.
Box 1, Folder 3		Meredith: Account Book, 1835-1855 Creator: Jonathan Washington Cram (1780-1859) Occupation(s): Sawmill worker, House construction, Sleigh and Wagon Repair, General labor Keywords: Lumber milling, Lumber inspection, Construction, Shingles, Clapboards, Sleighs, Wagons, Firewood, Farming
Box 2
Box 2, Folder 1		Meredith: Account Book, 1810-1855 Creator: John Adams Harper (1779-1816),, William Burleigh (?-?), John T. Coffin (?-?) Occupation(s): Laywer, Postmaster, State politician, Notary public Keywords: NH Circuit Court of Common Pleas records (1813-1816), Legal cases
Box 2, Folder 2		Meredith / New Hampton / Laconia: Account Book, 1822-1872 Creator: Joseph Smith (1760-1848); Covell Family of Laconia Occupation(s): General store owner, Jeweller, Hatmaker, Masonic lodge member Keywords: General merchandise, Shoes, Rum, Hardware, Newspaper clippings, Mt. Lebanon Lodge (Masons) of Laconia, Other Masonic lodges, Comet Swift-Tuttle, Scrapbook.
Box 2, Folder 2		Sanbornton: Account Book and Mill Book, 1814-1818 Creator:Jonathan Chase Prescott (1795-1847) Occupation(s): Farmer, Mill owner?, General laberor Keywords: Lumber milling, Farming, Road tax, Road work
Box 2, Folder 3		Sanbornton: Daybook, 1826-1838 Creator: Dudley Swain (1763-1854) Occupation(s): General labor, Farmer, Tailor?, Cobbler? Keywords: Clothing production, Shoe repair, Oxen, Cod, Rum, Vegetables, Grain, Hay.
Box 2, Folder 4		Sanbornton: Daybooks (5), 1823-1835 Creator: David Haynes Clark (1785-1848) Occupation(s): Blacksmith, Shingle Mill Owner, Trader Keywords: Farrier, Steel tool production, Smithville Factory Co.(Northfield, NH), Clement & Clark Shingle Mills, traveling mill repair, Sleigh and Wagon repair.
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Oversize Box 1, Folder 1		Meredith / Moultonborough: Account Book, 1834-1870 Creator: Elbridge Gerry Leavitt (1809-1880) Occupation(s): Farmer, Carpenter, Furniture maker, Joiner, General laborer Keywords: Tool production, Coffins, Furniture, Wagons and Sleighs, Painting, Haying, Vegetables.
Oversize Box 1, Folder 2-3		Center Harbor: Account Books (3), 1860-1878 Creator: David B. Smith (bef. 1845-1878 or later), Smith family Occupation(s): Stocking knitting, Piece work employment Keywords: Women's employment, Piece work, Cotton, Wool, Knitting, Socks
Oversize Box 1, Folder 4		Meredith (Belknap County): Elbridge Genny1834-1870
Oversize Box 15
Oversize Box 15, Folder 1		Alton (Belknap County): J.B. Abbott, 1843-1847

Series 2: Carroll County, 1835-1916

(3 boxes)

Account books and daybooks from the towns of Conway, Ossipee, and Wolfeborough.

Box 3
Box 3, Folder 1		Conway: Account book, 1835-1855 Creator: Frye Holt Eastman (1790-1874) Occupation(s): Farmer, Painter / Stenciler, General Laborer Keywords: Wall stenciling, Furniture building, Sleigh painting, Whitewashing, Lumber, Pruning / grafting trees, Music ["Museck"] box, Cider ["sidar"] production, Oxen.
Box 3, Folder 2		Conway: Legal Account Book, 1856-1862 Creator: Leavitt H. Eastman (1824-1898) Occupation(s): Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Insurance agent Keywords: Count case details, Bails paid, Attorny names, Court fees.
Box 3, Folder 3		Laconia: Account Book, 1823/1828 Creator: Belknap Textile Mill (est. ca. 1823-1828) Occupation(s): Textile production Keywords: Women mill workers, Silk, Cambric, Cotton, Shoes, Clothing, Books, Drygoods, Company stores.
Box 3, Folder 4		Wolfeboro / Racoonborough: Account book, 1848-1916 Creator: Benjamin Edgerly (ca. 1809-1869) and family Occupation(s): Cobbler, Leatherworker, Boardinghouse Keywords: Pleasent Valley, Leatherwork, Orchards, Farming, Livestock, Lake National Bank, Carroll County Savings Bank, NH Legislature, Lake Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Company, John M. Brackett, Moses Thompson.
Oversize Box 2
Oversize Box 2, Folder 1		Conway (Carroll County): Noah Eastman, 1809-1814
Oversize Box 2, Folder 2		West Ossipee (Carroll County): Henry Pascoe, 1882-1901

Series 3: Cheshire County, 1806-1866

(2 boxes)

Account books from the towns of Alstead, Marlborough, Stoddard, Westmoreland, and the Keene area.

Box 3
Box 3, Folder 4		Alstead: Account Book, 1797-1800 Creator: Daniel Perrin (1757-1800) Occupation(s): Physician, Dentist Keywords: Medical treatments, Women's health, Dental care, Bartering, Revolutionary War veterans.
Box 4
Box 4, Folder 1		Alstead: Account Book, 1818-1833lh Creator: Arva Cook (1795-1844) Occupation(s): Ironsmith, Soapmaker, Vinegar maker, Lumbering, Cobbler, Farmer Keywords: Tool making, Bucketmaking, Soap, Candles, Cider, Vinegar, Lumber, Leatherwork, Animal husbandry, Butchery, Farming, Bartering
Box 4, Folder 2		Marlborough: Estate inventory, 1865-1866 Creator: Edwin Buttrick, Joseph Haskell Jr. (1794-1865) Occupation(s): Tavern Keeper, Farmer Keywords: Widow's allowence itemized (Ruth White Haskell), Inventory itemized, Real estate, Auction itemized.
Box 4, Folder 3		Stoddard: Account Book, 1806-1845 Creator: George Holmes (ca. 1761-1843) Occupation(s): Farmer, Teamster Keywords: Farming, Sharon Massachusetts, Ox and horse driving business, Scrapbook, Lumbering, Stone hauling, Butchering animals, Barter and trade.
Box 4, Folder 4		Westmoreland: Account Book, 1809-1825 Creator: Niles Aldrich (1766-1825) Occupation(s): Farmer, Tax collector Keywords: Highway Tax 1825, Cider mill, Apples, Potatoes, Oxen, Draft horses, General farm labor, Hauling lumber
Box 4, Folder 5		Keene area: Account Book, 1856-1858 Creator: Unknown Merchant, Keene area Occupation(s): Palm leaf hat merchant Keywords: Outwork / piece work, Women's employment, Manufacture of hats for enslaved Blacks, Westmoreland, Swanzey, Richmond, Chesterfield, Winchester, Ladies Benevolent Society of Westmoreland, Ladies Benevolent Society of Jaffrey.
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Oversize Box 3, Folder 1		Keene (Cheshire County): Buffum & Parker's Clothing Store, 1851-1853
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Oversize Box 3, Folder 2		Westmoreland: Daybook, 1844-1852 Creator:George Frederick Dunbar (1794-1852) Occupation(s): Physician Keywords: Medical treatments, Women's health, Irish potato famine immigrants, Town paupers.

Series 4: Coos County, no dates

(0 boxes)

There are currently no account books from Coos County in this collection.

Series 5: Grafton County, 1824-1881

(1 box)

Account books from the towns of Bath, Bridgewater, Dorchester, Holderness, Lebanon, and Piermont.

Box 5
Box 5, Folder 1		Bath: Daybook / Account Book, 1841-1856 Creators: William Vance Hutchins (1793-1866), William W. Hutchins (1824-1857) Occupation(s): Farmer, Attorney Keywords: Pigs, Animal husbandry, Legal disputes, Divorce, Bond.
Box 5, Folder 2		Bridgewater: Account Book, 1867-1879 Creator: Town of Bridgewater, N.H., Selectmen Occupation(s): Selectmen Keywords: Surveyor's records, Tax records, Road maintenance, Paupers, Grave digging, Bristol NH, Grafton County, Holderness NH, Polly Spencer (town support), Bridgewater Civil War enlistment records (Edward E. Ferrin, Daniel Chase, Charles H. Heath, John Goss).
Box 5, Folder 3		Dorchester: Account Book, 1857-1881 Creator: Stillman Merrill (1831-1913) Occupation(s): Blacksmith, Woodworker, Wheelwright, Cooper, Farrier, Farmer Keywords: Tool production, Maple syrup spiles, Barrels, Churns, Buckets, Oxen yokes, Horse shoeing, Household accounts, Farming accounts.
Box 5, Folder 4		Holderness / Rumney: Account Book, 1824-1841 Creator: Thomas Cochran (1792- after 1870) Occupation(s): Farmer, Lumberman Keywords: Oxen, Lumbering, Spinning, Weaving, Oxen yokes, Wagong / Sleigh / Horse rental, Haying, Vegetables, Medical "cures".
Box 5, Folder 5		Lebanon: Daybook, 1851-1857 Creator: probably Alpheus Goodwin (1795-1881) Occupation(s): Farmer, woodworker, Teacher Procter Keywords: Lumber, Produce, Town Farm, Sewing Society, Deer skin mittens, Tree grafting, Wagon repair, Door and window repair
Box 5, Folder 6		Piermont: Account Book, 1843-1855 Creator: Joseph "Squire" Sawyer (ca. 1785-1858) Occupation(s): Farmer, Town elder, Tax collector, Lumber dealer Keywords: Farm accounts, Vegetables, Animal products, Town tax collector, Piermont Bridge Company, Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad / Extension Railroad.

Series 6: Hillsborough County, 1754-1914

(10 boxes)

Account books and daybooks from the towns of Antrim, Deering, Goff's Falls (now Manchester), Hillsboro, Hollis, Hudson, Manchester, Milford, Nashua, New Boston, New Ipswich, Pelham, Peterborough, and Weare. Of particular interest is Box 7 folder 6, James Underwood of Nashua's detailed pre-Revolutionary War accounts of legal cases brought before him, some from as far away as Durham.

Box 6
Box 6, Folder 1		Antrim: Account Book, 1852-1853 Creator: Abraham W. Wright (1827-1928) Occupation(s): Woodworker, Inventor Keywords: Patents, Household goods, Wood turning, Carving, Cutting and hauling lumber, general labor.
Oversize Box 3
Oversize Box 3, Folder 1		Deering: Daybook 1853-1858 Creator: Benjamin Franklin Gove (1797-1859) Occupation(s): Farmer, Blacksmith, Farrier Keywords: Cider mill, Sheep sales, Wool, Household expenses, Board of town paupers, Pew records, Tool production, Shoeing of animals, Medical remedies, Veteranary medicine.
Oversize Box 3, Folder 2-4		Goff's Falls (Manchester): Account Books, 1806-1891 Creator: David Webster (1764-1830), Franklin Webster (1801-1885) Occupation(s): Store owner, Boarding house owner, Cobbler Keywords: General store accounts, Cotton, Household goods, Shoes, Oxen, Rum, Marsh hay, General labor.
Box 6
Box 6, Folder 2-3		Hillsboro: Daybook and Estate Book, 1847-1855 Creator: Leonard M. Kimball (ca. 1806-1855) Occupation(s): Scrivener, Town official, Postmaster, Farmer Keywords: Logging / Firewood, Pew records, Deeds, Franklin Pierce, Henry Dearborn Pierce, Wilton Railroad, Amoskeag Manufacturing Company, Estate of Samuel Kimball, Board of Nancy M. Kimball.
Box 6, Folder 4		Hillsboro: Account Book, 1818-1846 Creator: Levi Shedd (1810-1877) Occupation(s): Farmer, General labor Keywords: Farm labor, Apples, Farm goods, Haying, Oxen, Pasture rent, Logging.
Box 7
Box 7, Folder 1		(continued: Manchester: Account Book no. 2, 1839-1859)
Box 7, Folder 2		Manchester: Daybook, 1857-1859 Creator: Rufus Levi Bartlett (1829-1913) Occupation(s): Store clerk or owner Keywords: Men's clothing, Women's clothing.
Box 7, Folder 3		Milford: Account Book, 1833-1845 Creator: Samuel Lovejoy (1770-1851) Occupation(s): Farmer, Landlord, Tavern owner, Lumber merchant Keywords: Shingles, Home tavern, Rum, Brandy, Draft animals, Boarding house, Barter to cash exchange, Cider, Farm employment.
Box 7, Folder 4		Nashua: Account Book, 1868-1914 Creator: Webster P. Hussey (ca. 1843-1903), Unknown second individual Occupation(s): Paymaster, Bank clerk Keywords: Nashua Manufacturing Company, Nashua Trust Company, Morgages, Real Estate, Eastern Railroad Company, Quincey Manufacturing Company, New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company, Boston and Maine Railroad, Huron Mining Company, Manchester Mills, Railroad stocks, Pullman Palace Cars, many others companies.
Box 7, Folder 6		Nashua: Account Book, 1754-1774 Creator: James Underwood (1731-1808), John Underwood Sr. (1769-1815) Occupation(s): Sheriff, Justice of the Peace Keywords: Household accounts, Legal cases / verdicts / fines, Women legal defendants, Public profanity, Breaking the peace, Fence repair, Debts.
Box 8
Box 8, Folder 1		New Boston / Dunbarton: Daybook, 1793-1794 Creator: Ezekiel Long (?-?) and/or A.G. Burham (?-?) Occupation(s): General store manager, Innkeeper Keywords: General merchandise, Revolutionary War soldiers, Fabric, Dyes, Rum, Chocolate, Salt, Coffee, Tools, Tobacco.
Box 8, Folder 2		New Boston: Account Book, 1887-1888 Creator: Charles Webster (1847-after 1888) Occupation(s): Farmer, Laberor Keywords: S.D. Atwood's General Store, Soap, Farm products, Nails, Salvation Army, Household accounts.
Box 8, Folder 3		New Ipswitch: Account Book, 1820-1826 Creator: Lewis Epps (1798-1871) Occupation(s): Blacksmith, Militia commander Keywords: Tool production / repair, Oxen and horse shoeing, Barter system, Independent Grenadiers, Loom repair, Clocks, Spindles.
Box 8, Folder 4		Pelham: Daybooks, 1806-1809 Creator: Jonathan Gage (1774-1870) Occupation(s): Storekeeper Keywords: General store, Rum, Gin, Tobacco, Fabric, Dry goods, Stationary, Sugar, Tools, Cutlery, Plateware, Tea, Bibles.
Box 8, Folder 5		Pelham: Account Book, 1828-1881 Creator: James Monroe Hobbs III (1811-1890) Occupation(s): Scrivener, Town Clerk, Town Representitive, Town elder Keywords: Household accounts, Women's employment, Estate inventories, Funerals, Town accounts, Travel, Legal Guardianship.
Box 9
Box 9, Folder 1		Peterborough: Daybook, 1856-1966 Creator: Charles Barber (1826-1885) Occupation(s): Blacksmith, Farmer Keywords: Tool production / repair / sharpening, Pasture rental, Oxen and horse Shoeing, Pasture rental, Road construction, Household accounts.
Box 9, Folder 2		Peterborough: Account Book, 1834-1847 Creator: James Wilkins (?-?) Occupation(s): Wheelwright, Wagon repair, General labor Keywords: Wagons, Sleighs, Woodwork, Coffins, Birdhouses, Tool repair, Drygoods, Fabric, Cider, Ox yokes.
Box 9, Folder 3		Weare: Account Book, 1816-1866 Creator: Members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) Occupation(s): Cooper, Farmer, Cobbler Keywords: Plain Quaker date system, Dowery chests (Mary Stone, Sarah Waldson, Hannah Piesce), Shoe manufacturer Allan Sawyer, Farm labor, Farm goods.
Box 9, Folder 4		Weare: Account Book, 1824-1852 Creator: Ezra Dow (1802-1887) Occupation(s): Tanner, State representative (1853-1854) Keywords: Animal hides, Hair, Bark, Farm labor, Farm products, Lumber, Cider, Shoes.
Box 10
Box 10, Folder 1		Weare (South): Daybook, 1816-1817 Creators: Dearborn family Occupation(s): General Store Owners Keywords: Rum, Piece work knitting, Drygoods, Tools, Molasses, Gunpowder, Scrapbook, Poetry, Moral entreaties.
Box 10, Folder 2		Weare: Account Book, 1816-1826 Creators: Jonathan Dearborn (?-?), Levi Harriman Watson (1801-1840s) Occupation(s): Cobbler, Leatherworker Keywords: Shoe production / repair, Photo of Mary Louise Dearborn (1842-1936), Belts, Horse and oxen tack, Saddles, Gloves, other leather goods.
Box 10, Folder 3		Weare: Account Book, 1836-1845 Creator: Thomas Wilson Thorndike (1797-1888) Occupation(s): Wheelwright, Carriage maker, Elder in Quaker meeting Keywords: Woodworking, Crayon boxes, Sash and doors, Industrial use of machinery, House building, Weare Monthly Meeting
Box 10, Folder 4		Weare: Account Book, 1800-1810 Creator: Jesse Woodbury (1763-1802), Luke Woodbury (1790-1831) Occupation(s): Tavern keeper, General Store Owner, Revolutionary War Keywords: Rum, Sugar, Molasses, Dry goods, General merchandise, Estate inventory of Jesse Woodbury, Allotment to Abigail Woodbury, Family accounts, Real estate.
Oversize Box 4
Oversize Box 4, Folder 1		Deering (Hillsborough County): Benjamin Franklin Gove, 1835-1858
Oversize Box 4, Folder 2-4		Goff's Falls (Hillsborough County): Daniel Webster, 3 volumes,1806-1891
Oversize Box 5
Oversize Box 5, Folder 1-2		Hollis (Hillsborough County): Augustus Ralph Lovejoy, 2 volumes,1853-1888
Oversize Box 6
Oversize Box 6, Folder 1		Manchester (Hillsborough County): Benjamin Warren Corning, 1842-1844
Oversize Box 6, Folder 2		Nashua (Hillsborough County): Anonymous blacksmith/wheelwright, 1878
Oversize Box 6, Folder 3		Wilton (Hillsborough County): Anonymous general store, 1800-1865
Oversize Box 7
Oversize Box 7, Folder 1		Hooksett (Merrimack County): Tenny & Smith butcher shop, 1827-1829

Series 7: Merrimack County, 1773-1900

(4 boxes)

Account books from the towns of Brookfield, Boscawen, Canterbury, Concord, Epsom / Short Falls, Franklin, Hennicker, Hopkinton, Newbury, New London, Sunncook, Pembroke, Salisbury, Warner.

Box 11
Box 11, Folder 1		Brookfield: Account Books, 1849-1890 Creator: Johnathan W. Sanborn (ca. 1818-1894) Occupation(s): Saw mill operator, Civil War recuiter, Selectman, Overseer of the Poor Keywords: Lumber, Town politics, Support of town paupers, Military, Estates, Household accounts, Tool repair.
Box 11, Folder 2		Boscawen: Accounts and Minutes, 1848-1890 Creator: School District No. 4, Town of Boscawen, NH Occupation(s): (n/a) Keywords: School establishment, Funding, Maintanence, Curriculum, Teacher employment.
Box 11, Folder 3		Boscawen: Account Book, 1833-1859 Creator: William Hazeltine Gage (1791-1872) Occupation(s): Merchant Keywords: Farm products, Dry goods, Rum, Molasses, Wool, Cotton, Surveying, Shoes, Lending money.
Box 11, Folder 4		Canterbury: Account Book, 1817-1826 Creator: Samuel Ames Morrill (1767-1856) Occupation(s): Farmer, Congregational deacon Keywords: Farm products, Canterbury Shaker Village, Tanning, Cider / Cider mill, Post and beam house construction, Lumber, Pasture rental, Household goods.
Box 12
Box 12, Folder 1		Concord: Account Book, 1841-1878 Creator: Edwin Terry (1832-1893) Occupation(s): Peddler Keywords: Traveling peddler, Granby Connecticut, Household goods, Food, Sewing / Fabric, General labor, Tools, Oxen yokes, Haying.
Box 12, Folder 2		Epsom (Short Falls): Account Book, 1884-1886 Creator: Florus W. Tripp (1864-1894) Occupation(s): Farmer Keywords: Grange, Minstrel song, Cattle, Pigs, Oxen, Dry goods, Grain, Boarding animals.
Box 12, Folder 3		Franklin: Daybook, 1843-1848 Creator: John Smith Jewell (1814-1902) Occupation(s): Tanner, Leather worker, Wagonwright, Farmer Keywords: Leather tanning, Wagon repair, Belts, Sheepskins, Wheels, Oxen, Iron, Lumber, Farm products, Lye.
Box 13
Box 13, Folder 1		Franklin: Account Book, 1839/1876 Creator: Asa P. Thompson (1810-1892) Occupation(s): Carpenter, Cider maker, House builder, Boatbuilding Keywords: Cooper, Furniture, Woodworking, Lumber milling, Wagon / Sleigh repair, Schoolhouses, Franklin Town House, Boatbuilding, Drum making.
Box 13, Folder 2		Henniker / Hopkinton: Account Book, 1844-1851 Creator: Isaac D. Dolby (1811-1904) Occupation(s): Cobbler, Leatherworker Keywords: Shoes, Boots, Leather tack, Barter, Household goods.
Box 13, Folder 3		Hopkinton: Account Book, 1830-1877 Creator: Isaac Bailey III (1788-1867) Occupation(s): Blacksmith, Farmer, Farrier Keywords: Tool making / repair, Animal shoeing, Women's history, Shakers, Household expenses.
Box 13, Folder 4		Hopkinton: Account Book, 1828-1835 Creator: Stephen Currier (1775-1862) Occupation(s): Doctor, Blacksmith, Teacher Keywords: Medical history, Treatments, Governor Mathew Harvey, William Weeks of Greenland, Judge Samuel Green, Amos Eastman Jr., Revolutionary War veterens, Paupers.
Box 13, Folder 5		Newbury: Account Book, 1869-1900 Creator: Harvey C. Morse (1822-1908) Occupation(s): Businessman, Farmer, Farrier Keywords: Haying, Logging, Lumber, Cider, House construction, Farm products, Oxen, Civil War, surname Muzzey.
Box 14
Box 14, Folder 1		New London: Account Book, 1773-1851 Creator: Benjamin French (1773-1857) Occupation(s): Farmer Keywords: Family vital records, Farm products, Farm labor, Renting of oxen labor, Wood, Lumber, Coal, Shakers, Medical cures.
Box 14, Folder 2		Sunncook / Pembroke: Account Book & Silk sample, 1818-1835 Creator: John William Stark (1788-1836) Occupation(s): Silk farmer Keywords: Silk production, Gypsy moths, Pembrook Cotton and Woolen Factory, Travel to India, Silk farming in Dunbarton NH.
Box 14, Folder 3		Pembroke: Account Book, 1811-1813 Creator: Joseph Farnum Foster (1783-1843) Occupation(s): Paper Mill Owner Keywords: Pratt Paper Mill, Paper Products, Food, Dry goods, Rum, General store / Company store, Books, Scrapbook, Escaped enslaved Black people.
Box 14, Folder 4		Pembroke: Account Book, 1869-1872 Creator: C.P. Morse & Company / Morse & Hatch Occupation(s): Metal / Stove Merchants Keywords: Tinsmith, Stove dealers, Stovepipe, Tinware, Metal goods, Pails, Pumps, Tools
Box 15
Box 15, Folder 1		Salisbury: Daybook, 1851-1858 Creator: Seth K. Colby (1788-1861) Occupation(s): Blacksmith Keywords: Tool repair, Tool manufacture, Animal shoeing, Barter, General labor.
Box 15, Folder 2		Warner: Daybooks, 1838-1864 Creator: Harrison D. Robinson (1807-?) Occupation(s): Lumber merchant Keywords: Personal property inventory, Notes due, Employees, Estates.
Oversize Box 7
Oversize Box 7, Folder 2		Loudon (Merrimack County): James William Howarth, 1828-1844

Series 8: Rockingham County, 1752-1950

(Approx. 10 boxes)

Daybooks and account books from the current/former towns of Chester, Candia, Deerfield, Derry, Hawke (Danville), Epping, Exeter, Hampton Falls, Hampton, Hampstead, Kingston, North Hampton, Madbury, Newington, Newmarket, Portsmouth, Raymond, Sanddown, South Hampton, and Stratham.

Box 15
Box 15, Folder 3		Chester: Diary / Account Book, 1834-1835 Creator: William Graham (1776-1861) Occupation(s): Mill owner, Town official, Landowner Keywords: Lumber mill, Grist mill, Land ownership, Farm labor, Local history, Weather.
Box 15, Folder 4		Chester: Account Book, 1835-1840 Creator: Richard B. Morse (1811-1889) Occupation(s): Blacksmith, Farrier, Town official, Militia captain Keywords: Chester Militia, Town clerk (first), Draft animal shoeing, Tool manufacture / repair, Business accounts, Household accounts, Court cases, School meetings.
Box 15, Folder 5		Chester: Account Book, 1829-1852 Creator: William Tenney (1807-1891) Occupation(s): Farmer, Merchant, Tutor Keywords: Farm products, Apple trees, Cider, Firewood, Oxen hauling and rental, Boy's education. [Digitized on enclosed disc]
Box 16
Box 16, Folder 1		Deerfield / Candia: Account Book, 1798-1835 (bulk 1799-1803) Creator: Unknown, possibly Luther Phillips (?-?) or Samuel Foster (?-1820) Occupation(s): Physician Keywords: Perscriptions, Medical care, Allenstown, Epsom, Chester, Goffstown, Raymond, Pembroke, Loudon, Barter payments.
Box 16, Folder 2		Deerfield: Daybook, 1811-1812 Creator: Thomas Jenness (1772-1836) Occupation(s): General Store Owner / Innkeeper Keywords: Tavern, Meat, Farm products, Drygoods, Spices, Sugar, Molasses, Chocolate, Tobacco, Textiles / Cotton, Hardware, Dye (Indigo), Books, Stationary, Bibles, Hymnbooks.
Box 16, Folder 3		Derry: Account Book, 1900-1950 Creator: Adams School District Occupation(s): School Treasurers Keywords: Educational supplies, Teacher salaries,
Box 16, Folder 4		Chester: Scripts Book, 1891-1896 Creator: Chester-Derry Railroad Assocation Occupation(s): Business organization Keywords: Business names, Street railroad, Boston & Maine Railroad, Stock subscriptions, Petition to form rail line.
Box 17
Box 17, Folder 1-7		Danville / Hawke: Account Books (7), 1817-1876 Creator: Jonathan Sanborn (1799-1880) Occupation(s): Cobbler, Farmer, Leatherworker Keywords: Farm labor, Shoes, Animal rentals, Town government, Town meetinghouse, Tithes, Paupers, Women heads-of-household.
Box 17, Folder 8		Epping: Daybook / Estate Inventory, 1871-1875 Creator: James J. Hopkinson (1849-1875) Occupation(s): Unknown Keywords: Personal finances, Boarding expenses, Estate inventory / auction.
Box 18
Box 18, Folder 1		Epping: Account Book, 1829-1847 Creator: Mead Fulsom (1785-1864) Occupation(s): Wool merchant, Wool mill owner Keywords: Raymond, Nottingham, Northwood, Deerfield, Wool processing, Barter exchange, Machinery / Wagon repair, Lumber.
Box 18, Folder 2		Epping: Guardianship Account Book, 1867-1893 Creator: John G. Ordway (?-?) Occupation(s): Legal guardian of minor James L. Jones (1852-1909) Keywords: Legal guardianship, Legal affairs, Real estate, Animal renting, Boarding.
Box 18, Folder 3		Exeter: Account Book, 1850-1852 Creator: Goodwin & Tilton Co. Occupation(s): Stove / Tinware Manufacturers Keywords: Stoves, Pots and pans, Tubs, Buckets, Peddlers, Store stock, Inventory.
Box 18, Folder 4		Hampton Falls: Accounts / Journal, 1752-1758 Creator: Winthrop Gove (1732-1808) Occupation(s): Farmer, Carpenter, Wheelwright, General laborer Keywords: Cider mill, Brickmaking, Fish / Whale oil products, Revolutionary War captain, Edward Gove (father), Seabrook Militia Continental Army, Stories / Poetry.
Box 18, Folder 5		Hampton: Account Book, 1854-1886 Creator: Simon Lamprey Jenness (1818-1897) Occupation(s): Blacksmith, Farrier Keywords: Hardware, Animal shoeing, Wagon repair, Tool repair, "Simon L. Jenness & Son".
Box 18, Folder 6		Hampton: Account Book, 1825-1840 Creator: Edmond Toppan (1777-1849) Occupation(s): Lawyer, New Hampshire Representitive, Postmaster Keywords: Legal accounts, Hampton post office records, Newspapers received in 1841, Writing letters for customers, Household goods, Barter.
Box 19
Box 19, Folder 1		Hampstead: Account Book, 1814-1819 Creator: Jessie Gordon Jr. (1788-1835), George S. Chase (?-?) Occupation(s): Tanner, Cobbler, Leatherworker Keywords: Shoes, Shaving, Cutting, Selection of hides, Tanning.
Box 19, Folder 2		Kingston: Account Book, 1862-1867 Creator: Levi S. Bartlett (mid 19th century) Occupation(s): Head of household, Town official Keywords: New Hampshire Black people's history, Kingston town meeting minutes, Household accounts, 1830 Census.
Box 19, Folder 3		North Hampton: Account Book, 1845-1860 Creator: Samuel S. Warner (1807-1882) Occupation(s): Blacksmith Keywords: Horse and Oxen Shoeing, Tool repair, Plow Repair, Tool Production, Wagon repair.
Box 20
Box 20, Folder 1		Madbury: Account Book, 1830 Creator: William C. Kelly (?-?) Occupation(s): Physician Keywords: Women's health, General health, Dentistry, Barter system, Detailed accounts, Barter system, Strafford, Nottingham, Barrington, Pittsfield, Northwood, Exeter.
Box 20, Folder 2		Newington: Daybooks, 1849-1855 Creator: Darius Frink (ca. 1810-after 1865) Occupation(s): Unclear Keywords: Business accounts, Woodman Point, Stocks, Real estate, Isaac Frink estate, Cyruss Frink estate, John L. Nutter.
Box 20, Folder 3		Newmarket: Account Book, 1816-1823 Creator: (possibly) Joseph Brackett (?-?) Occupation(s): Shoemaker / Cobbler Keywords: Shoes, Vamps, Boots, "Wheeler boots", Bridle / tack repair, Horse loan, Bartering, Hides, Cider, Lumber.
Box 20, Folder 4		Newmarket: Daybook, 1817-1822 Creator: Joshua Brackett (?-?) Occupation(s): Farmer Keywords: General labor, Drygoods, Lumber, Wall building, Farm products.
Box 20, Folder 5		Newmarket: Account Book, 1823-1846 Creator: John Smart (1766-1822) and/or John Smart Jr. (1816-1821) Occupation(s): Farmer, Cobbler Keywords: Farm labor, Shoes, Boots, Lumber, Firewood, Oxen, Horses, Farm products.
Box 20, Folder 6		Newmarket: Account Book, 1809-1942 Creator: Peter Folsom Jr. (1773-1839) Occupation(s): Farmer Keywords: Firewood, Freight, Produce, Cider, Farm labor, Doe family.
Box 21
Box 21, Folder 1		Portsmouth: Daybook, 1829-1844 Creator: Unidentified Occupation(s): Lumber merchant Keywords: Lumber sales, Weather records, Current events, Gundalows, Day labor, "George Long & Co.", Pscataqua River records, Nails, Rum, Cider, Telescopes, Drygoods storage.
Box 21, Folder 2		Portsmouth / Kittery: Account Book, 1838-1841 Creator: Phillips Family: Joseph S. Phillips (1810-?), John J. Phillips (1836-?) Occupation(s): Mariners, Fish merchants Keywords: Cod, Pollock, Haddock, Women's labor packing fish, Sailors, Gundalows, Lumber, Hay.
Box 21, Folder 3		Raymond: Account Book, 1831-1847 Creator: Jeremiah H. Fullerton (1804-1848) Occupation(s): General laberor, Farmer? Keywords: Business accounts, Household accounts, Pasture rental, Lantern glass, Highway construction / highway tax.
Box 21, Folder 4		Sandown: Account Book, 1896-1899 Creator: John D. Kelley (1874-after 1900) Occupation(s): Mason Keywords: Lime, Brick, Cement, Town building (Library) construction, Wine, Potatoes, Hay, Sleeper Bros., General labor.
Box 21, Folder 5		South Hampton: Accounts / Documents, 1837-1847 Creator: John Palmer (1803-1846) Occupation(s): Scrivner Keywords: Legal documents, Guardian of minors, Estate administrator, Wills, Taxes, Public notices, Certificates, Appraisals.
Box 21, Folder 6		Stratham: Daybook / Account Book, 1827-1839 Creator: Benjamin Clark (1761-1839) Occupation(s): Farmer Keywords: Meat, Grains, Vegetables, Farm products, Boarders, Debtor's jail, Cider mill, Women's names, Women's handwriting.
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Oversize Box 8, Folder 1		Deerfield (Rockingham County): Thomas Robie Lane, 1808-1838
Oversize Box 8, Folder 2		Epping (Rockingham County): Benjamin Brown, 1825-1828
Oversize Box 8, Folder 3		Exeter / Epsom (Rockingham County): Levi Andrews IV, 1842-1860
Oversize Box 9
Oversize Box 9, Folder 1-3		Exeter (Rockingham County): Joseph Furnald, 3 volumes, 1812-1838
Oversize Box 10
Oversize Box 10, Folder 1		Hampton Falls (Rockingham County): Dudley Dodge / George Hubbard Dodge, 1820-1843
Oversize Box 10, Folder 2		Kingston (Rockingham County): Moses Sanborn, 1836-1857
Oversize Box 10, Folder 3		Nottingham (Rockingham County): John Ford, 1818-1824

Series 9: Strafford County, 1789-1919

(9 boxes)

Account books and daybooks from Alton, Barrington, Dover, Farmington, New Durham, Rochester, Rollinsford, Salmon Falls.

Box 21
Box 21, Folder 7		Barrington: Account Book, 1847-1871 Creator: True William McDaniel (1812-1892) Occupation(s): Sawyer, Guardian of minors Keywords: Lumber, White pine, Boston & Maine Railroad, Esabeth Caldwell guardianship, Isaac Marston estate (1850), Abbie Evans estate.
Box 21, Folder 8		Dover NH / Sangerville Me: Account / Family Records Book, 1832-1859 Creator: John Quinley (1770s-ca. 1855); Joseph Quinley (1828-?) Occupation(s): Unknown Keywords: Vital records, Barter, General labor, Farm products.
Box 22
Box 22, Folder 1		Dover: Account Book, 1916-1919 Creator: James Suther Clarence Stackpole (1893-1978) Occupation(s): Steam & Gas Fitter, Tin Worker, Roofer Keywords: City Hall, Dover buildings named, Stovepipes, Asbestos, Gas lines, Family Christmas presents, Personal accounts.
Box 22, Folder 2-3		Farmington / Dover / Aimsbury MA: Account Books, 1823-1848 Creator: Isaac merrill (1803-1885) Occupation(s): Teacher, Butcher Keywords: Aimsbury MA School District #4, Beef, Mutton, butcher Benjamin Wiggin.
Box 22, Folder 4		Farmington: Account Book, 1884-1886 Creator: George A. Leavitt (1847-?) Occupation(s): Blacksmith, Farrier Keywords: Shoeing of horses, Oxen, Wagron Repair, Tool Production, Neverslip Horse-Shoe Co.
Box 22, Folder 5		Farmington: Account Book, 1820-1824 Creator: Ephraim Richardson (1786-1872) Occupation(s): Farmer, Cobbler, Landlord Keywords: Farm labor, Farm products, Barter, Animal husbandry records, Workers payments, Carpentry.
Box 23
Box 23, Folder 1-3		New Durham / Rochester / Alton / Dover: Account Books, 1789-1862 Creator: Joseph Mooney Sr. (1764-1836), Joseph Mooney Jr. (1790-1865), Daniel M. Mooney (1808-1838) Occupation(s): Cobblers, Leatherworkers, General merchants Keywords: Leather goods, Shoes, Harnesses, Drygoods, Textiles, Household goods, Hides.
Box 24
Box 24, Folder 1-2		New Durham / Rochester / Alton / Dover: Account Books, 1789-1862 Creator: Joseph Mooney Sr. (1764-1836), Joseph Mooney Jr. (1790-1865), Daniel M. Mooney (1808-1838) Occupation(s): Cobblers, Leatherworkers, General merchants Keywords: Leather goods, Shoes, Harnesses, Drygoods, Textiles, Household goods, Hides.
Box 24, Folder 3		Rochester: Daybook / Account Book, 1807-1815 Creator: Peter Folsom (1783-1863) Occupation(s): Saddle maker, Leatherworker Keywords: Harrness construction / mending, Saddles, Homemade book, Boarding of animals, Farm goods,
Box 24, Folder 4		Rochester: Account Book, 1837-1862 Creator: (possibly) John W. Hurd (ca. 1837-ca. 1909/10) Occupation(s): Tavern Keeper, Militia captain Keywords: 15th New Hampshire Infantry, Local names, Alcohol, Textiles, Cash exchange, Apples, Potatoes.
Box 26
Box 26, Folder 1		Rollinsford: Daybook, 1849-1858 Creator: Hiram Hall Roberts (1806-1876) Occupation(s): Farmer, General laborer Keywords: Farm expenses, Farm products, Women's money, Strafford National Bank, Hired Labor.
Box 26, Folder 2		Rollinsford / Salmon Falls: Receipt Book, 1852-1861 Creator: Darius K. Scruton (1827-1862) Occupation(s): Molder / Metalworker, took borders among other income streams Keywords: Civil War 3rd Regiment Company K, General labor, Exchange of cash. Died from arm wounds after Battle of Scessionville, South Carolina.
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Oversize Box 11, Folder 1		Dover (Strafford County): Anonymous dry goods store, 1897
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Oversize Box 12, Folder 1		Dover (Strafford County): James Richardson, volume 1 of 2 1806-1830
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Oversize Box 13, Folder 1		Dover (Strafford County): James Richardson, volume 2 of 2 1819-1834
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Oversize Box 14, Folder 1		Durham (Strafford County): Anonymous, 1801-1809
Oversize Box 14, Folder 2		Milton Falls (Strafford County): Osgood family member, 2 volumes 1842-1855
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Oversize Box 15, Folder 2		Somersworth / Great Falls (Strafford County): Page family member, 1857-1858

Series 10: Sullivan County, 1798-1925

(1 box)

Account books from Acworth, Claremont, and Langdon NH.

Box 26
Box 26, Folder 1		Acworth: Account Book, 1798-1813 Creator: Nathan Rogers Sr. (1768-1813) Occupation(s): Farmer, General Laborer Keywords: Farm products, Vegetables, Farming of barns, Lumber milling, Logging, Oxen / draft animal rental, Shoemaking, Blacksmithing, Tailoring, Breaking flax, Spinning, Bricks, Animal husbandry.
Box 26, Folder 2		Claremont: Account Book, 1844-1847 Creator: Samuel G. Jarvis (1744-1848) Occupation(s): Physician / Dentist Keywords: Women's health, Children's health, Childbirth, Dentistry, Leeches, Vernacular medicine.
Box 26, Folder 3		Langdon: Daybook, 1896-1925 Creator: Ira Mead Russell (1864-1956) Occupation(s): Farmer Keywords: Farm products, Alcohol, Automobiles, Farm expenses, Household expenses, Hired Labor, Poultry production

Series 11: Towns Outside New Hampshire, 1805-1899

(3 boxes)

Account books from Massachusetts, Maine, and Tennessee.

Box 27
Box 27, Folder 1		Aimsbury MA: Account Book, 1838-1842 Creator: Thomas Bailey (1788-1852) Occupation(s): Lawyer / Justice of the Peace Keywords: Estate inventories of Thomas Bailey (Sr.?), Judith B. Pressey, William Goodridge, Daniel Weed, Robert Foot, minors Nancy Foot and Oliver Brown guardianship.
Box 27, Folder 2-3		Boston MA: Letter / Account Books, 1831-1853 Creator: Jessie Tuttle (1795-1846), Jessie Tuttle Jr. (1824-1899) Occupation(s): Fish merchants Keywords: Herring, Mackeral, Cod, Outfitting vessels, Steam engines, Schooners, Cargo.
Box 27, Folder 4		Andover MA: Account Book, 1821-1839 Creator: Asa French (1760-1842) Occupation(s): Cobbler, General laborer Keywords: Boot / shoe repair, Leather work, Pasture rental for cow, Barter system, Farm labor.
Box 27, Folder 5		Pembrook MA: Ship's Account Book, 1805-1837 Creator: Smith Family Occupation(s): Bursars, Ship's officers Keywords: Plymouth County, schooners Intrepid, M.K. Bailey, Mary, and Dash, Brig Old Colony, West Indies, Cuba, Triangle Trade, African-American enslavement, Rum, Molasses, Cotton.
Box 28
Box 28, Folder 1		Sequatchie, TN: Minutes Book, 1890-1899 Creator: Sequachee Manufacturing Company (?-1899) Occupation(s): Sewing machine production Keywords: Sewing machines, Leasing of machinery/buildings, Stock holders, Board meeting minutes.
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Oversize Box 15, Folder 3		Cape Cod (Massachusetts): Fish merchant, 1865