Hattie A. Abbott expense book, 1880

Summary

Creator:

Abbott, Hattie A.

Abstract:

In 1880 Hattie A. Abbott used this "Common School Writing Book" produced by Cheney & Clapp, Booksellers and Stationers, of Brattleboro, Vermont, for penmanship exercises and to record her personal expenses. Only the first page was used for brief penmanship exercises. Abbott recorded purchases of clothing and fabric, jewelry, writing supplies and postage, sewing and cleaning supplies, a valentine, candy and ice cream, tintypes and pictures, car fare and other travel expenses, and other items.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Jayne Ptolemy, May 2023

Background

Scope and Content:

In 1880 Hattie A. Abbott used this "Common School Writing Book" produced by Cheney & Clapp, Booksellers and Stationers, of Brattleboro, Vermont, for penmanship exercises and to record her personal expenses. Only the first page was used for brief penmanship exercises. Abbott recorded purchases of clothing and fabric, jewelry, writing supplies and postage, sewing and cleaning supplies, a valentine, candy and ice cream, tintypes and pictures, car fare and travel expenses, and other items.

A two-page colored advertisement for "Meteor Set Everblooming Roses" copyrighted in 1889, with illustrations of roses and a front veranda and garden, is laid into the volume.

Biographical / Historical:

Hattie A. Abbott recorded her expenses in a school exercise book, suggesting she may have been a teenager or young adult at the time of writing in 1880. Her penmanship exercise includes "Delaware," potentially indicating a place of residence. Further research is required to identify Hattie Abbott's age and location.

Acquisition Information:

2023. M-7801.3 .

Arrangement:

The collection is a single bound volume.

Rules or Conventions:

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

Subjects

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Subjects:

Finance, Personal.
Penmanship--Study and Teaching.
Penmanship, American.
Women consumers--United States--19th century.
Agricultural implements.
Roses.
Shipping.

Formats:

Account books.
Advertisements.
Copybooks (instructional materials)
Writing books.