Scope and Contents: Account book of a farmer-shoemaker under the putting-out system kept from 1808-1864. Ebenezer Belcher practiced his trade in the characteristic "Tenfooter". Belcher operated his business out of Randolph, Massachusetts. The volume was then used by his son and other family members. Included in the volume are entries for making shoes and boots in exhange for dry goods such as molasses, sugar, tobacco, flour, and manual labor. The Belcher's also regularly lent out their horse and wagon for extra...

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Account book kept by Randolph, Massachusetts shoe and boot maker Hosea Hollis from 1816-1843. Hollis made shoes and boots, many of which were sold by fellow Randolph, Massachusetts resident and book maker Ebenezer Belcher. Also included in the account book are records of labor performed such as planting and wor on the old meeting house.