Sales and payments, 1796-1809 Digital
Scope and Contents
Daybook of John Heard, dated 1796-1809, containing of sales of rum, corn, sugar, snakeroot, aniseed, and other merchandise; lumber purchases; labor costs; loans by Heard; charges to the distillery for molasses imported on the sloop Fox and bought of other merchants; and entries related to shipping and supplying vessels such as the schooners Hope, Polley, Sally, and Susannah. Names in the volume include Comeno Morris, Francis Caldwell, Thomas Appleton, Joseph Killburn, Nathaniel Heard, Edward Stacy, William Dodge, Anna Marshall, Betsey Gray, Anna Dodge, Jabish Treadwell, Jonathan Ingersoll, Daniel Bordman, Major Joseph Swasey, Reverend Joseph Dana, Moses Pinder, Samuel Kinsman, Ebenezer Staniford, and William Dennis. There are also entries of rum and other provisions to the highway and dike, likely supplied to workers hired by the town of Ipswich.
Dates
- Creation: 1734-1888
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Some materials may be stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Due to preservation concerns, researchers are required to use microfilm copies of papers when available. Please contact reference staff at specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information regarding this collection and use of microfilm.
Extent
400 linear feet (800 volumes, 272 boxes, 102 cartons)Physical Location
MANU
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
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