Overview
The Levi Pratt account book, dated 1812 to 1832, contains accounts of a Maine farmer.
Dates
- Creation: 1812-1832
Creator
- Pratt, Levi H. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information on access procedures and reproduction services.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 volume)Collection consists of one volume of farm accounts for Levi H. Pratt of North Yarmouth, Maine, 1812-1832. Volume contains accounts of sale of farm products as well as entries pertaining to hiring out his horse and chaise or his oxen and cart. Payment was made in cash, carpentry, tailoring, black smithing and commodities. Names mentioned include J. & D Jones, Sally Pratt, Anna Pratt, Joseph Russell, David Mitchell, Thomas Davis, Loring Mitchell, Sarah Warren, John A. Hyde, Sylanus Soule, Samuel Warren, James Parker, John Reed, Chesley Hatch, Benjamin Pratt, Lebanon Knight, Joseph Pratt, Ebenezer Brown, Allen Pedengil, Stephen Coffin, Winthrop Royal, Philip Torrey, Rachel Millett, George Harvey, James Field, Joseph Seabury, Captain Timothy Davis and Samuel Mitchell.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 1938.
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
- Pratt, Levi H. (Person)
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak01370
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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