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Williams and Upham Account Book

Location:
Deerfield, MA
Description:
John Williams (1751-1816) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, and James Upham (1755-1819) of Greenfield, Massachusetts, kept this account book recording their joint retail business at Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1782-1785. The Williams and Upham account book 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

1782 to 1784 1782 -1785

(PVMA#: PVMA 5400)

Entry Date AA Name(s) $  £  s  p  f id
• Abigail Silliman acct. "… to thread 4d/ 8 ? to 1 shirt 10/6" 1783 Mar 6 , 1923
• Abigail Silliman.....to 1 shirt 9/ 1783 Aug 9 , 1924
• Phillis Negro Dr To Gauze 7/3 1784 Jun 10 Phillis Negro, 7 3.0 780
• Sepr 6th To Sundries 1/9 1784 Sep 6 Ezekiel Gomer, 1 9.0 469
• 8th To 1 Jackknife 1/ to 1 Gill Rum 3d 1/3 1784 Sep 8 Ezekiel Gomer, 1 3.0 470
• 11th To Rum and Sugar 1/2 1784 Sep 11 Ezekiel Gomer, 1 2.0 471
• 22d To Rum 10d (25th) to bindg 2 _d 1/ 0_ 1784 Sep 22 Ezekiel Gomer, 10.0 468
• 29th to Rum and Sugar 1/1 1784 Sep 29 Ezekiel Gomer, 1 1.0 472
• Oct 7th to Cloth and Ribbn 3/ 1784 Oct 7 Ezekiel Gomer, 3 467
• 16th to Cr H Wells Jun. 4/8 1784 Oct 16 Ezekiel Gomer, 4 8.0 466
• 4th to Cambrick 2/2 (25th) to Rum 10d 1784 Nov 4 Ezekiel Gomer, 2 2.0 464
• 25th to Rum 1/2 (26th) to Rum & Cash 2/9 1784 Nov 25 Ezekiel Gomer, 10.0 463
• 30th to 1 pr Hose 6/ Decr 4 Snuff 4d 1784 Nov 30 Ezekiel Gomer, 6 465
• 9th Rum 1/11 (14th) to Do 9d 1784 Dec 9 Ezekiel Gomer, 1 11.0 461
• 20th to Rum 5d 1784 Dec 20 Ezekiel Gomer, 5.0 462
• (Contra Cr) By Chargd Mr. Jn Williams 30/3/_ (_ 1..10..3_) 1784 Dec 21 Ezekiel Gomer, 30 3 3.0 2 460
• John Williams Dr 1784 , 1925
• Mrs. Abigail Silliman Dr and Cr pages 1784 , 1927
• Thos Negro or Gibbs Dr to 1 Qt NE Rum 11d 1785 Jan 19 Thos Negro or Gibbs, 11.0 534
• Debt Brot Up --- -2- --- 1785 Mar Ezekiel Gomer, 1348
• to pd Ezekiel Gomer 8/8 8.8 1785 Apr 8 Ezekiel Gomer, 459
• [Debts charged to John Williams] : ... to pd Ezekiel Gomer 8/8 1785 Apr 8 Ezekiel Gomer, 8 8.0 614
• to rum 1/ 1785 Jun 20 Thos Negro or Gibbs, 1659
• [Debts charged to John Williams] : ... pd E. Gomer 3/ 1785 Sep 21 Ezekiel Gomer, 3 1349
• Cr By Charge in Greenfield Memorandum See Letter G } £0 1 0 11 1785 Sep 22 Thos Negro or Gibbs, 1660
• by charge to Samuel Barnard 7.3- 1785 Sep 22 Phillis Negro, 1776
• John Williams Contra... 1785 , 1926

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