Ervin family account book
- Title
- Ervin family account book, 1833-1873.
- Author
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| Status | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | FormatMixed material | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 942 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- .21 linear foot (1 volume)
- Summary
- Account book kept by Thomas Ervin and Edwin J. Evin between 1833 and 1873 listing the labor costs of hewing timbers, logs, and rails; records of hauling, ploughing, harvesting, and butchering; personal accounts; prices of cattle and farm produce; and a copy of the Civil War song Brave Boys are They. Early entries are from Genessee [Genesee] County, New York; later entries from DeKalb [De Kalb] County, Illinois.
- Subject
- Ervin, Thomas
- Agriculture > Illinois > De Kalb County > 19th century
- Ervin, Edwin J
- De Kalb County (Ill.) > History > 19th century
- Agriculture > New York (State) > Genesee County > 19th century
- Farm produce > Costs > 19th century
- Genesee County (N.Y.) > History > 19th century
- Account books
- Songs > United States > 19th century
- Lumber trade > Labor costs > 19th century
- Genre/Form
- Account books.
- Call number
- MssCol 942
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Terms of use (note)
- Copyright retained by any document's creator.
- Author
- Ervin family.
- Title
- Ervin family account book, 1833-1873.
- Restricted access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Terms of use
- Copyright retained by any document's creator.
- Research call number
- MssCol 942