Volume 1, 1790-1792 Digital
Scope and Contents
Contains a charter agreement leasing the schooner Prudentia, owned by Brown & Thorndike and Lee & Cabot, to fisherman Azor Orne for four months, a counterpart of that agreement, and a deed, several invoices, receipts, and promissory notes, and a small account book, dated 1790-1792. The account book, kept by Thorndike's wife, Anna, records payments for items like ribbon, gloves, hair combs, thread, diapers, and stockings, assorted groceries, and tools the Thorndike farm. Some entries include the names of women the goods were purchased from, and there are is also payment to a woman for nursing, presumably Thorndike's child.
Dates
- Creation: 1790-1792
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
8.0 linear feet (15 boxes)Physical Location
MANU
Creator
- From the Collection: Thorndike, Israel (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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