Peirce, E.W. (Eli Warren) (1821-1897)

Person

Dates

Existence: 1821 - 1897

Biography

Farmer who lived and farmed in Northboro [Northborough], Massachusetts

Occupations

Farmers.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

E.W. Peirce diary and memo book

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School

Collection Identifier: Mss:1877-1885(1911) P616

Scope and Contents: Between 1877 and 1885, Peirce recorded detailed information in “The People’s Comprehensive Diary! Being a concise and systematic form for keeping a record of transactions and events as they occur, for every day in the year during a period of ten years from any given time, with an addenda of various tables, etc. designed for the use of Farmers and Others, by William Goodfellow.” The pre-printed diary includes several columns for recording cash received and paid out, bills receivable and...