Overview
The Curtis Hibbard account book, dated 1834 to 1868, contains the record of a Connecticut farmer.
Dates
- Creation: 1834-1868
Creator
- Hibbard, Curtis (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information on access procedures and reproduction services.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 volume)The collection consists of one volume kept by Curtis Hibbard from 1834-1868. Entries contain name of individual, date, description of goods or services provided, and the amount. Account names include David Whittemore, Alonzo Arnold, Sally Tucker, Ephraim Houghton, John Fuller, Daniel Copeland, John Perry, Asa Bugbee, John Sanger, William Flynn, Edward Perry, Palmer Clark, Augustus Cummings, Lorenzo Macy, Asa Bishop, Cyrus Davenport, William Sanger, John Thayer, Michael Richmond, Joel Fuller, John Smith the Wheelwright, Willard Fuller, Ebenezer Hibbard, William Bailey, Franklin Flynn, George Kilton, Lewis Rathburn, Charles Dean, Henry Perry, Abel Child, Findley Fox and Horatio Whipple. Two later entries contain cost of books for John Bennett and Asenath Ann Bennett.
Biographical / Historical
Curtis Hibbard, son of Ebenezer and Clarissa (Curtis) Hibbard, was born in South Woodstock, Connecticut on June 18, 1812. As the proprietor of a farm in the town of his birth, Hibbard sold or bartered farm produce as well as his labor. In addition, he hired out his horses, oxen, and wagons to transport individuals and wood to Southbridge, Webster, Sutton, and Charlton. Curtis Hibbard married Asenath Fuller on March 27, 1838. Hibbard died on January 20, 1880. Some records have his name spelled as "Curtiss" or "Cortiss."
Some details in the biographical note are from resources found through the Ancestry Library Edition database.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of George W. Harrington, 1957.
Processing Information
Processed: February 2021 By: Baker Library Special Collections Staff
Processing Information
To enhance discoverability, this collection was removed from an artificial collection of the records of Account books of farmers in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont in February 2021.
Creator
- Hibbard, Curtis (Person)
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak01365
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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