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Jonathan Ashley Account Book

Location:
Deerfield, MA
Description:
The Reverend Jonathan Ashley (1712-1780) was the town minister of Deerfield, Massachusetts, from 1732 until his death in 1780. He kept this account book 1752-1778 where he recorded debts and credits for textiles, foodstuffs, hiring servants, and renting out enslaved labor. It is part of a collection of more than 600 account books currently in the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Library kept by local merchants, professionals, farmers, craftspeople, and business firms from the 17th - 20th centuries.

Table of contents

1752 to 1778 1752-1778

(PVMA#: PVMA 5301)

Entry Date AA Name(s) $  £  s  p  f id
• Janry 2 days thrashings 1752 Jan Cato Cole, Titus, 3219
• 2 days going into ye woods to mend roads 1752 Feb 11 Cato Cole, Titus, 3218
• 1 days work Titus picking Corn 1752 Feb 11 Titus, 3209
• 2 days Titus mowing --- 1752 Feb 11 Titus, 3215
• 1 days work of Titus Dunging in holes for planting  0-15-0 1752 Feb 11 Titus, 15 3207
• 1 days work of Cato reaping oats 1752 Feb 11 Cato Cole, 3208
• 1/2 a day of Titus mending fence little meadow 1752 Feb 11 Titus, 3211
• 1/2 a day Cato Husking 1752 Feb 11 Cato Cole, 3214
• 1 days work Cato about Hay 1752 Feb 11 Cato Cole, 3212
• 1 days work Cato picking Corn 1752 Feb 11 Cato Cole, 3213
• 1 days work picking Corn & taking up flax 1752 Feb 11 Cato Cole, Titus, 3216
• 1 days work Titus thrashing 1752 Feb 11 Titus, 3210
• Feb.  4 days thrashing 1752 Feb Cato Cole, Titus, 23
• Feb. 1752 to 3 days thrashing of Titus 1752 Feb Titus, 45
• 1/2 days work at thrashing 27 of oct. 1752 Oct 27 Cato Cole, Titus, 3217
• Feb. 1753 Titus thrashed 3 days for Ebenr Barnard 1753 Feb Titus, 44
• 23 paid Aaron Scot for work   6 - 0 - 0 1753 Jun 23 Aaron Scott, 6 2957
• 1755 August Titus mowed one Day & raked hay another for T. Bardwell 1755 Aug Titus, 40
• 1755 August Titus mowed one day & raked hay another for T. Bardwell 1755 Aug Titus, 3201
• august mowed 1 Day for Samuel Childs 1755 Aug Titus, 3204
• august mowed 3 Days for Thom Dickinson 1755 Aug Titus, 3203
• august mowed 2 Days for Samuel Dickinson 1755 Aug Titus, 3202
• Catos Shoes 0-19-0 1755 Aug Cato Cole, 19 2
• Sept 2 mowed 1 Day for John Nims 1755 Sep 2 Titus, 41
• oct. 13 to Titus thrashing a day 0-16-0 1755 Oct 13 Titus, 16 75
• oct. 28 to Titus & Catos Husking half a day 0-13-0 1755 Oct 28 Cato Cole, Titus, 13 30
• oc. 29 & 30 to Catos Husking 1-4-0 1755 Oct 29 Cato Cole, 1 4 31
• oct. to Catos picking corn 2 Days 1-4-0 1755 Oct Cato Cole, 1 4 32
• monday Titus -2-2-2
             ... 		1755 Oct Titus, 12 3206
• Nov. 7 to Titus thrashing a day 1755 Oct Titus, 12 3205
• Nov. 7 to Titus thrashing a day 1755 Nov 7 Titus, 51
• No. 7 Catos thrashing till 4 of the clock 0-10-0 1755 Nov 7 Cato Cole, 10 26
• No. 20 to Catos thrashing 0-12-0 1755 Nov 20 Cato Cole, 12 28
• Nov. 28. 1755 Crosby debtor to Catos Thrashing Day 0-12-0 1755 Nov 28 Cato Cole, 12 11
•  mending Titus Shoe 2/ 1755 Nov Titus, 2 2930
• to one Days work of Cato - tuesday 1755 Cato Cole, 34
• wednesday Titus & Cato 1/2 a day 1755 Cato Cole, Titus, 33
• thirsday Titus & Cato 1755 Cato Cole, Titus, 35
• friday Titus & Cato 01-10-2   4 1755 Cato Cole, Titus, 36
• 1755- & 6 Debtor to Titus work 2-0-0 1755 Titus, 2 61
•  Jan.  Making Titus Shoes 1-0-0 1756 Jan Titus, 1 62
• Jan. 1756 to Titus thrashing 1/2 a day 0-7-0 1756 Jan Titus, 7 72
• May to Titus planting a day  0 - 15 - 0 1756 May Titus, 15 2958
• oct 6 to Catos fetching a load of Corn from N. Fort  0-10-0 1756 Oct 6 Cato Cole, 1 10 2919
• Abijah Negro Debt Decem. 1756 to a yoke of Cattle 1 day  0-1-0 1756 Dec Abijah Prince, 10 90
• to Titus 2 Days thrashing 1-10-0 1756 Dec Titus, 1 10.0 3
• 1756 to 2 Days Titus thrashing 1-10-0 1756 Titus, 1 10 59
• 1756 to 4 Days work of Titus 1756 Titus, 66
• by 2 Days of Titus Mowing 2-0-0 1756 Titus, 2 82
• april to Titus a Days work 0-15-0 1757 Apr Titus, 1734
• May 15 to Cato & 3 Cattle a Day  1-10-0 1757 May 15 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, 1 10 2901
• may 16 to Cato & a Horse a day  1-0-0 1757 May 16 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, 1 2902
• 18 to Cato plowing a day 0-15-0 1757 May 18 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, 15 2903
• May 1757 to Cato Days Mowing Bushel 0-15-0 1757 May Cato Cole, 15 25
• June 9 to Titus & Cato to How & a horse to harrow  1-10-0 1757 Jun 9 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, Titus, 1 10 2904
• June 10 to Titus & Cato to How & a horse to harrow 1-10-0 1757 Jun 10 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, Titus, 1 10 2905
• June 11 to Cato & Horse to How & Harrow  0-15-0 1757 Jun 11 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, 15 2906
• June 15 to Cato a day to How  0-15-0 1757 Jun 15 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, 15 2907
• June 25 debtor to Titus days Howing  0-15-0 1757 Jun 25 Abijah Prince, Titus, 15 2908
• June 25 to Catos houghing a day 0-15-0 1757 Jun 25 Cato Cole, 15 24
• June 27 To Titus Mowing a Day 1-0-0 1757 Jun 27 Titus, 1 73
• June 27 to Titus Mowing a day 1-0-0 1757 Jun 27 Titus, 1 63
• June 30 to Cato a days Houghing  0-15-0 1757 Jun 30 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, 15 2909
• July 1 to Titus & Cato 1/2 a Days Houghing  0-15-0 1757 Jul 1 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, Titus, 15 2910
• to Titus a Days mowing 1-0-0 1757 Jul 2 Titus, 1 49
• July 29 to Titus & Catos Howing  1-10-0 1757 Jul 29 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, Titus, 1 10 2911
• August 1 to Catos pulling flax  0-15-0 1757 Aug 1 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, 15 2912
• august 4 to Titus mowing a day  1-0-0 1757 Aug 4 Abijah Prince, Titus, 1 2913
• Septem 4 to Titus 1/2 a day mowing  0-10-0 1757 Sep 4 Abijah Prince, Titus, 10 2914
• Sept 8 to half a day Titus Cutting Stalks  0-7-6 1757 Sep 8 Abijah Prince, Titus, 7 6.0 2915
• 15 to Cato mowing & taking up stalks  0-10-0 1757 Sep 15 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, 10 2916
• 20 to Titus mowing for Shelden til 2 of Clock  0-12-0 1757 Sep 20 Titus, 12 2917
• 24 to Cato & the Team to fetch hay from Carters land 0-12-0 1757 Sep 24 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, 12 2918
• Sept. 1757 Debtor to Titus a days mowing 1-0-0 1757 Sep Titus, 1 57
• 10 to Cato & the team to bring in Stalks  1-3-0 1757 Oct 10 Cato Cole, 1 3 2920
• oct 18 to Titus Draining a day 1-0-0 1757 Oct 18 Abijah Prince, Titus, 1 2921
• 31 to Titus thrashing a day for Ww Hawks 0-15-0 1757 Oct 31 Titus, 15 2922
• Decem. 27 to Titus 1/2 day killing hoggs  0-6-6 1757 Dec 27 Abijah Prince, Titus, 6 6.0 2924
• to Casor driving plow a day 0-10-0 1757 Caesar Bailey, 10 39
• 1757 to 3 or 4 Days Titus thrashing 2-5-0 1757 Titus, 2 5 80
• to Titus 2 days Sugaring  1-10-0 1757 Abijah Prince, Titus, 1 10 100
• to Titus & Cato 1 day dressing flax  1-10-0 1757 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, Titus, 1 10 2898
• to Titus 1 day Cutting wood  0-15-0 1757 Abijah Prince, Titus, 15 2900
• to Titus & Cato thrashing 1 day for Shelden  1-10-0 1757 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, Titus, 1 10 2899
• March 24 to Catos Dressing flax begin at 10 Clock  0-12-0 1758 Mar 24 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, 12 2925
• July 24. Debtor to Titus & Catos Houghing a day 1-10-0

 		1758 Jul 24 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, Titus, 1 10 2927
• July 1758 Abijah Prince Debtor to Brot from page 37 13-15-0 1758 Jul Abijah Prince, 13 15 91
• Credit to bring over my sheep 0-7-3 1758 Nov 11 Abijah Prince, 7 3.0 2928
• Nov. 11. 1758 Cred. to Catos Crossing to mill 0-2-6 

 		1758 Nov 11 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, 2 6.0 9
• Novem Debtor to a Team twice to the River paid by ferrage 0-12-0 1758 Nov Abijah Prince, 12 94
• nov 1758 Due to me 2 days work 1-10-0  1758 Nov Abijah Prince, 1 10 2929
• to Abijah Prince Thrashing Rye a Day  0-15-0 1758 Abijah Prince, 102
• To Titus mowing 1 day to pay for Mrs Stevens- mowing at Carters Land... 1758 Titus, 1 81
• Catos plowing 0-15-0 1758 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, 15 2926
• march 1759 to bringing my mare over - to Catos Crossing to mill to my... 1759 Mar Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, Titus, 5
• Debtor on June 1759 to Titus Days mowing 1759 Jun Calab Sharp, Titus, 74
• July 1759 Debtor to Titus days work 0-2-0 1759 Jul Titus, 2 47
• Sept 1759 to Cato & Team a day to plough 0-4-8 1759 Sep Cato Cole, 4 8.0 19
• to Titus and Catos Spreading flax  0-2-0 1759 Sep Cato Cole, Titus, 2 56
• oct. 1759. 18, 19, 20 to Catos working at Greenfield 1759 Oct 18 Calab Sharp, Cato Cole, 29
• oct 1759 Sharp Calup to Corn Harrow Credit to 4 days framing corn house 1759 Oct Calab Sharp, 1
• Nov. 28 1759 reconed with Abijah Prince & Ballanced all accounts 1759 Nov 28 Abijah Prince, 95
• Decem. 13 14 Titus & Cato in a day & half got 4 Load ... 1759 Dec 13 Cato Cole, Titus, 19 22
• 1 17 got one Load 0-2-8 1759 Dec 17 Cato Cole, Titus, 2 8.0 3223
• 3 18 got 3 Load 0-8-0 1759 Dec 18 Cato Cole, Titus, 8 3224
• 2 19 got 2 Loads  0-7-0 1759 Dec 19 Cato Cole, Titus, 7 3225
• 1 20 got one Load 0-4-0 1759 Dec 20 Cato Cole, Titus, 4 3226
• Nov 29 for Abijah Prince  0-10-3-0 1768 Abijah Prince, 10 3.0 97
• march 19 to Catos help killing a hogg 0-2-6 1775 Mar 19 Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, 2 6.0 7
• march to Catos helping in with a boat 1/2 a day   0-6-0 1775 Mar Abijah Prince, Cato Cole, 6 6
• to going down Sabbarday night  1775 Abijah Prince, 99

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