Scope and Contents
Ledger kept by lawyer Amariah Frost, Jr. (1750-1819), of Mendon (now Milford), Massachusetts, from 1786 to 1801, recording credits and debits for legal services, schooling, and room and board. Charges are for representing clients in lawsuits, taking depositions, drawing writs, certificates, licenses, and oaths, and serving subpoenas and summonses in Mendon, as well as Boston, Brookville, Holliston, and Cambridge. Accounts included fellow attorney and Massachusetts congressman Seth Hastings (1762-1831; Harvard AB 1782), whom he charged fees related to various lawsuits, as well as Thomas Fayerweather of Cambridge; Roxbury attorney Samuel Quincy; Elizabeth Desper of Milford; and Anna Ramsdell of Cumberland. There are also charges to Martha Read of Northbridge, in whose name Lucy Read, a minor, brought suit against Isaac Sheffield. Amariah Frost also educated his neighbors' children, and took in boarders. Payment was received in cash, labor, or commodities like liquor, veal, wood, and bricks. An account of Robin Mingo was settled by cash owed to him and his services mending shoes.
Dates
- Creation: 1786-1801
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 volume)Biographical / Historical
Amariah Frost, Jr. (1750-1819; Harvard AB 1770) was a lawyer and judge in Mendon (now Milford), Massachusetts. He was appointed a justice of the peace in 1785 and 1791, and was a local magistrate, trying local civil cases in Mendon.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mr. A.I. Dodge, 1950.
Digitization Funding
Collections and items have been digitized with the generous support of The Polonsky Foundation.
Processing Information
Processed: January 2019 By: Brooke McManus
- Title
- Frost, Amariah Jr., 1750-1819. Amariah Frost, Jr., Ledger, 1786-1801 (inclusive): A Finding Aid
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00746
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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