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Norton Brailsford receipt book

Title
  1. Norton Brailsford receipt book, 1774-1785.
Author
  1. Brailsford, Norton

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Description
  1. .21 linear foot (1 volume)
Summary
  1. This receipt book was kept by Norton Brailsford of Boston, Massachusetts, who was possibly a merchant. Entries pertain to money given in payment for merchandise, rent, glass, and other items and were made from November 29, 1774 through July 8, 1775 and from April 11 through September 14, 1785. The volume also contains penciled notations of births in the Gardner family of Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Subject
  1. Gardner family
  2. Cost and standard of living -- Massachusetts -- 18th century
  3. Merchants -- Massachusetts -- Boston
  4. Boston (Mass.)
  5. Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)
Genre/Form
  1. Account books – Massachusetts.
Call number
  1. MssCol 369
Language
  1. English
Access (note)
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Author
  1. Brailsford, Norton.
Title
  1. Norton Brailsford receipt book, 1774-1785.
Restricted access
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Research call number
  1. MssCol 369
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