Aaron and William Walcott Rhoades day books
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of three day books and one postcard of the Rhoades House in East Walpole. Volume 1 covers 1809 to 1812, and includes debts for a variety of products principally rum, tobacco, cordials, wine, soap, biscuits, butter as well as boots and shoes presumably kept by Aaron Rhoades. Volume 2 covers 1812 to 1867, and includes debts arranged by debtor in the first part of the volume kept by Aaron Rhoades and then turns to lists of sales or repairs of boots and shoes kept by William Walcott Rhoades. Volume 3 covers 1866 to 1884 with two pages of older accounts at the end covering 1816 to 1817, and includes debts paid possibly by residents of a boarding house.
Dates
- Creation: 1809-1884
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
.5 linear feet (3 volumes)Biographical / Historical
The Rhoades family are descendants of Henry Rhodes who came to the Massachusetts Colony in 1640. Aaron Rhoades (1781-1845) appears to have operated a general store in Roxbury which later became Walpole. William Walcott Rhoades (1814-1890) was a farmer who also presumably operated a cobbler shop in Walpole.
Physical Location
MANU
Processing Information
Processed: July 2018 By: Baker Library Special Collections Staff
- Title
- Rhoades, Aaron, 1781-1845. Aaron and William Walcott Rhoades Day Books, 1809-1884: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00509
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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