George Frost, Jr., account books [Volume 55], 1789-1792 Digital
Scope and Contents
Contains two account books of George Frost, Jr., a daybook kept in Barrington, New Hampshire, and a ledger with entries dated from 1789 to 1792, recording sales of rum, molasses, indigo, tea, and other goods to merchants and residents of New Hampshire towns such as Durham, Barrington, Barnstead, Lee, Portsmouth, and Gilmanton; his charges for freighting cargo; and Frost's payments for labor, services, and commodities. The daybook may correspond to volume 34 in the collection. A number of entries show credits and debits for merchantable boards Frost purchased, and hauling and surveying boards. Names in the volumes include William Hill, Benjamin Bickford, John, Joseph, and Timothy Meserve, Dodipher Daniels, Ebenezer Smith, Colonel Samuel Adams, Jabez Davis, Stephen Chase, Colonel Richard Sinclair, and Jonathan Folsom. On page 65 of the daybook, Frost enters "Accounts brought forward," August 2, 1790, or "those of so trifling a nature as not to merit an account Dr. & Cr. In the ledger."
Dates
- Creation: 1789-1792
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information regarding access procedures.
Extent
8 linear feet (70 volumes, 1 carton, 4 boxes)Physical Location
MANU
Creator
- From the Collection: Frost family (Durham, New Hampshire) (Family)
- From the Collection: Frost, George, 1720-1796 (Person)
- From the Collection: Frost, George, 1765-1841 (Person)
- From the Collection: Burleigh, John, 1717-1776 (Person)
- From the Collection: Frost, George, 1801-1879 (Person)
- From the Collection: Frost, William P. (1802-1893) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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