William Barker ledger

Ledger maintained by general store owner William Barker, of Pittston, Maine, recording sales of products including cloth, earthenware, groceries, and liquor, from 1765 to 1786. He was paid in cash and bank bills, and accepted promissory notes. William Barker also lent money to his customers, for which he would accept payment-in-kind; for example, Mrs. Stapleton repaid her loan partially in cash, and by providing washing. Other customers included an indigenous man named Philip, who bought rum and cloth; William Barker noted he was paid in cash "by a squaw", an indigenous woman.