Scope and Contents
Ledger of glazier Adonijah Upton, of Dighton, Massachusetts, recording debits and credits related to his business, dating from 1763 to 1814. Common charges were for priming window sashes, setting squares of glass, and mending glass and leadlights, in addition to painting windows. Upton performed glazing work on homes, ships, and public buildings. Barter payments were in the form of labor and commodities, such as iron, lumber, molasses, wool, and flax, but many entries indicate his clients paid cash. Names in the volume include Silas Hathaway, James Macomber, Nathaniel Tobey, Captain James Leonard, Asa Shove, Isaac Pool, Ezra Briggs, Seth Briggs, and Stephen Hathaway.
Dates
- Creation: 1763-1814
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
Glazier active in Dighton, Massachusetts, between the 1760s and 1810s. Adonijah Upton's services included priming window sashes, painting, and setting and mending glass. The executor of his will was Dighton potter George Shove.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased, 1936.
Digitization Funding
Collections and items have been digitized with the generous support of The Polonsky Foundation.
Processing Information
Processed: February 2019 By: Brooke McManus
- Title
- Upton, Adonijah. Adonijah Upton Ledger, 1763-1814 (inclusive): A Finding Aid
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00833
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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