John Williams account book, 1843

Summary

Creator:

Williams, John

Abstract:

John Williams kept this account book in 1843 to record brief accounts of expenses related to the construction of houses, barns, or other construction projects, likely near Hartford, Connecticut.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Meg Bossio, April 2024

Background

Scope and Content:

John Williams kept this account book in 1843 to record brief accounts of expenses related to the construction of houses, barns, or other construction projects, likely near Hartford, Connecticut.

The accounts reflect labor costs for framing, painting, oiling, scoring timber, carting, carpentry, and masonry. Purchase costs for various goods are also represented, such as lumber, doors, nails, glass, shingles, flooring, brick, lime, clapboards, stairway railings, and more. There are very brief notes regarding the sale of peaches and apples.

Biographical / Historical:

The geographical location was determined by the presence of brick and lime seller Shubael S. Keeney in the volume.

Acquisition Information:

2022. M-7628.1 .

Arrangement:

The collection is a single bound volume.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

Bibliography

"Shuball Keeny," 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Blue collar workers--Connecticut.
Building materials--19th century.
Construction.

Formats:

Account books.
Financial records.

Places:

Hartford (Conn.)--19th century.