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Salah Barnard Account/Day Book

Location:
Deerfield, MA
Description:
Salah Barnard (1725-1795) was a Deerfield, Massachusetts, farmer and trader who served in numerous colonial wars. His combined day book and account book records the purchase and sale of foodstuffs, services such as weaving and tailoring, and labor. It is part of a collection of more than 600 account books currently in the library of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association kept by local merchants, professionals, farmers, craftspeople, and business firms from the 17th - 20th centuries.

Table of contents

1749 to 1774 1749-1774

(PVMA#: PVMA 5306)

Entry Date AA Name(s) $  £  s  p  f id
• Wood bought of Sundry Persons ... Abijah 1 Ld [load] 5/ 1749 Abijah Prince, 5 1284
• The Estate of My Father Ebenr Barnard. Deceasd ... To Cash pd Abijah for Dig[g]ing Grave 2/ ? same entry[Daybook entries end; inventory of estate of Ebenezer Barnard, father of Salah Barnard, begins after acct. bk. index - aft p. 93.] 1764 Jul 24 Abijah Prince, 1285
• contra side of the estate of my father Eben r Barnard Deceasd 1764 , 2031
• Abijah Prince Dr To an old underbed Bedtick and 2 old blankets 6/ 1765 Feb 18 Abijah Prince, 6 1291
• Abijah Prince Dr To an old under Bed tick & 2 old Blankets 6/ 1765 Feb 18 Abijah Prince, 419
• Abijah Prince contra by going to mill with a team ? - - 2 - 1765 Mar 8 Abijah Prince, 2201
• Abijah Prince Cr By 1 Day at Mill 2 / April 6th By going to Mill - 1/ 1765 Mar 8 Abijah Prince, 434
• Abijah Prince Cr By 1 Da at Mill 2/ 1765 Mar 8 Abijah Prince, 2 1295
• [Abijah Prince Cr] By going to Mill 1765 Apr 6 Abijah Prince, 1286
• Abijah Prince Cr by a Day work 2/ 1765 Apr 16 Abijah Prince, 408
• [Elijah Williams acct.]: April 19th 1765 to a Hors Journey to Brattleborough yr Negro Man 4/ 1765 Apr 19 Negro Man, 1304
• Abijah Prince Cr by part of a Day planting 1 1765 May 11 Abijah Prince, 438
• Abijah Prince Cr by part of a Day planting 1/ 1765 May 11 Abijah Prince, 1 1296
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day Work 2/5 1765 Jun 14 Abijah Prince, 431
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day Work 2/5 1765 Jun 14 Abijah Prince, 2 5 711
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day Work 2/5 1765 Jun 26 Abijah Prince, 2 5 712
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day Work 2/5 1765 Jun 26 Abijah Prince, 432
• Abijah Prince Dr to my horse a Day to harrow1/2~2 1765 Jul 6 Abijah Prince, 423
• Abijah Prince Dr to Sundreys - 3 4 - 1765 Jul 10 Abijah Prince, 424
• Abijah Prince Dr To 3 old putr plates and cup ? Wt 3 1/2 [lb.] and 2 trenchers] 3/4 1765 Jul 10 Abijah Prince, 3 4 758
• Abijah Prince Dr to my Man a Cattle to get hay 1/ Cr by 1/2 a Day Work 1/2:2 1765 Jul 13 Abijah Prince, 2 2 803
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day Work 2/5 1765 Jul 18 Abijah Prince, 2 5 710
• Abijah Prince dr to my Man & Cattle to get hay 1 Cr By 1/2 a Day Work 2/5 1765 Jul 18 Abijah Prince, 425
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day Work 2/5 1765 Jul 18 Abijah Prince, 426
• Abijah Prince Dr To my man & cattle to get hay - 1 - 1765 Jul 18 Abijah Prince, 427
• Abijah Prince Dr To 2 Men and Hors a Day 6/2 1765 Jul 20 Abijah Prince, 6 2 802
• Abijah Prince Dr To part of a Day Work 2/ 1765 Jul 22 Abijah Prince, 2 1293
• Abijah Prince Cr By 2 Days Reeping 6 1765 Jul 31 Abijah Prince, 428
• Abijah Prince Cr By 2 Days Keeping 6/ 1765 Jul 31 Abijah Prince, 6 1292
• [Elijah Williams acct.]: to 2 Days reeping for Abijah Prince 6/ 1765 Aug 9 Abijah Prince, 6 1288
• Abijah Prince Cr By faning part of a Day 1 1765 Aug 19 Abijah Prince, 356
• Abijah Prince Dr Cr By fanning part of a Day 1/ 1765 Aug 19 Abijah Prince, 1 1289
• Abijah Prince Cr By 3 Day and 2/3 of a Day at Making lime Morter 9/9 1765 Aug 29 Abijah Prince, 12 1287
• [Abijah Prince Cr] By 2 Days at Do 5/4 1765 Aug 31 Abijah Prince, 5 4 757
• Abijah Prince Cr By work at lime Morter - 15 -1 1765 Aug 31 Abijah Prince, 411
• Abijah Prince Dr to part of a Day Work 2/ 1765 Sep 3 Abijah Prince, 450
• [Abijah Prince Cr] Do to part of a Day Work 2/ 1765 Sep 3 Abijah Prince, 2 1302
• [Abijah Prince Cr] To Cash a Dollar 6/ 1765 Sep 4 Abijah Prince, 6 1301
• Abijah Prince to Cash a Doller 6/ 1765 Sep 4 Abijah Prince, 451
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day work 2/5 1765 Sep 20 Abijah Prince, 452
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day Work 2/5 1765 Sep 20 Abijah Prince, 2 5 713
• Abijah Prince Dr to 1 lb Sugar /9 To 100 8d Nails 1/2 1765 Sep 28 Abijah Prince, 453
• Abijah Prince Dr To 1 [lb.] Sugar /9 To 100 8d Nails 1/22 1765 Sep 28 Abijah Prince, 3 7 622
• Abijah Prince Cr By 2 Days at Morter By 1 Day at the Well [no amount written] 1765 Oct 10 Abijah Prince, 1300
• Abijah Prince Cr By 5 Days work - 2 - 5 1765 Oct 18 Abijah Prince, 448
• Abijah Prince Dr To Whitcomb and Teem [team] to Cart Stalks [?] and Corn 2/8 1765 Oct Abijah Prince, 2 8 610
• Abijah Prince Dr To a Hors to Oaks Mill 1/ 1765 Nov 6 Abijah Prince, 447
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day Work 2/ 1765 Nov 18 Abijah Prince, 444
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day Work 2/ 1765 Nov 18 Abijah Prince, 2 1297
• Abijah Prince Dr to Sundry - 2 - 1765 Nov 20 Abijah Prince, 445
• [Abijah Prince Cr] To Cash 1/2_ - to a hors to great River 2/ 1765 Nov 20 Abijah Prince, 3 2 2 782
• Thos Billings Dr To 300 Lath Dd Abijah Prince 1765 Nov 25 Abijah Prince, 1298
• Abijah Prince Dr To 1/2 Bushel Turnips lent [?] 1765 Nov 30 Abijah Prince, 1299
• Abijah Prince Dr To pd D. Sexton 7/16: to makng a Shirt 1/ Cr by Cutting wood and Chores 2/ 1765 Nov 31 Abijah Prince, 10 16 521
• Abijah Prince Dr to a hos to Mill twice 1/4 Cr By Cutting Tobaco 3 evenings 2/ 1765 Dec 9 Abijah Prince, 2 1290
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Load of Wood 5/ 1765 Dec 26 Abijah Prince, 420
• Abijah Prince Dr to a hors to Mill twice 1/4 1765 Dec 26 Abijah Prince, 416
• Abijah Prince Dr to a woollen shirt - 8 - 6 1765 Dec 31 Abijah Prince, 417
• [Account Book section: Abijah Prince acct. = summary of day book entries.] 1765 Abijah Prince, 1303
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Load of Wood 5/0 1766 Jan 7 Abijah Prince, 5 1305
• Abijah Prince Dr To pd Majr Williams 2/ 1766 Mar 3 Abijah Prince, 435
• Abijah Prince Dr To 1d Major Williams 2/ 1766 Mar 3 Abijah Prince, 1 1306
• Abijah Prince Dr to 17 [lb.] Beef 4/6 1/2 to 3 [lb.] pork 1/6 1766 May 16 Abijah Prince, 6 2 819
• Abijah Prince Dr to 17 lb Beef 4/6d 1/2 to 3 lb pork 1/6 6/0/2 1766 May 16 Abijah Prince, 439
• Abijah Prince Dr to writing Indentures for Cesar Cr By Fan[n]ing Milling 7 d Balanced 1767 Jan 23 Abijah Prince, 7 623
• Abijah Prince Dr To Cash /11 1767 Mar 1 Abijah Prince, 11 533
• Abijah Prince Dr to Cash /11 1767 Mar 1 Abijah Prince, 436
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day Work for Mr. Nims 2/ 1767 Apr 13 Abijah Prince, 2 1308
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day Work - 2 - 1767 Apr 13 Abijah Prince, 409
• Abijah Prince Cr by a Day work 2/ 1767 Apr 15 Abijah Prince, 2 1307
• Abijah Prince Dr To Man a Hors to ye South West to Call you from thence 2/ 1767 May 18 Abijah Prince, 2 1310
• Abijah Prince Dr To Man & Hors to ye South West to Call you from thence 2/ 1767 May 18 Abijah Prince, 440
• Abijah Prince Cr Paid By 1 Day Work at hay 1767 Jun 22 Abijah Prince, 1309
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day work - 2 - 5 1767 Jun 26 Abijah Prince, 433
• Abijah Prince Dr To My Boy and Hors to Conway to transport yr Sugar Works 2/4 1768 Mar 14 Abijah Prince, 2 4 762
• Abijah Prince Dr To my Boy and Horse to Montague Mill 1/8 1768 Apr 4 Abijah Prince, 1 8 611
• Abijah Prince Dr to 1 1/2 Day plowing 1768 May 19 Abijah Prince, 1317
• Abijah Prince Dr to a horse to hatfield 1/9 1768 May 20 Abijah Prince, 1 9 558
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day Work 1768 Jul 22 Abijah Prince, 1316
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day Work Dr to 1 1/2 Days Work 1768 Jul 22 Abijah Prince, 429
• [Abijah Prince] Dr to 1 1/2 Day work to 1/2 a Day Work to my Horse to harrow 3 Acres -- 1768 Jul 23 Abijah Prince, 1315
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day reaping 3/ 1768 Aug 6 Abijah Prince, 3 1311
• Abijah Prince Cr By fan[n]ing 5 Bushels and 3 pecks mestain [?] 1768 Aug 23 Abijah Prince, 1312
• [Abijah Prince Cr] By a Day Moaing [mwing] peas and Oats 1768 Aug 24 Abijah Prince, 1313
• Abijah Prince Cr By fan[n]ing 7 Bushels peas and oats 1768 Sep 2 Abijah Prince, 1318
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day Work 2/4 1768 Sep 16 Abijah Prince, 2 4 760
• Abijah Prince Cr By a Day Work 0/2/4 1768 Sep 16 Abijah Prince, 455
• [Abijah Prince Cr] By a Day at Cyder 2/4 1768 Sep 20 Abijah Prince, 2 4 761
• Abijah Prince Cr By 2 Days husking 4/8 Dr to. Carting 3 Ld [loads?] and picking Corn 6/ to Carting Rye 1/6 my teem to N. fort 6d} 3/ 1768 Oct 18 Abijah Prince, 15 2 804
• Abijah Prince Cr By helping kill a hog /9 1768 Nov 8 Abijah Prince, 9 559
• Agreed to let Darby Negro of Wallinford have the lo No 180 in Gulford for 3/6 pr Acre with Intrest from ye first Day of Novr Cash--provided he pay one half of ye Money therefor by the first Day of May Next & the other half by the first of Novr Next follow 1768 Dec 8 Darby Negro, 456
• Abijah Prince Cr By hetcheling 15 3/4 [lb.] flax /10.2 1768 Dec 31 Abijah Prince, 1314
• Elijah Williams Esq contra side 1768 , 2032
• Abijah Prince Cr By fan[n]ing peas and oats /8 1769 Jan 28 Abijah Prince, 8 613
• Abijah Prince Dr To a Bushel Corn 2/8 1773 May 8 Abijah Prince, 443
• Table of contents A through D -- , 2205
• Table of contents E through H -- , 2206
• Table of contents N through Q Prince, Abijah -- Abijah Prince, 2208
• Table of contents R through W -- , 2209
• Table of contents J through M -- , 2207

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Entry Date AA Name AA Name(s) Owner $  £  s  p  f id