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Joseph Barnard Account Book

Location:
Deerfield, MA
Description:
Joseph Barnard (1717-1785) was a Deerfield, Massachusetts, farmer and merchant. Barnard kept this account book 1737-1785) where he recorded purchases and sales of goods and labor, including work performed by enslaved people. 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.

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1737 to 1785 1737-1785

(PVMA#: 5302)

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

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-- to -- Joseph Barnard Account Book 1737-1785

(PVMA#: 5302)

Entry Date AA Name(s) $  £  s  p  f id
• 1744 May 1 to Clearing Land one Day at ye Great River myselfe &... 1744 May 1 Prince, 16 1160
• 2 to myselfe & prince a Day 16/  0 16 0 1744 May 2 Prince, 16 1161
• 4 to Ditto myselfe & prince a day 16/  0 16 0 1744 May 4 Prince, 16 1162
• to Do myselfe & prince one Day 16/  0 16 0 1744 May 5 , 16 1163
• 7 to Do. myselfe & Prince one Day 16    0 16 0 1744 May 7 Prince, 16 3227
• 8 to Do prince a Day 8/  0 8 0 1744 May 8 , 8 1166
• 9 to Do myselfe & prince a Day 16/  0 16 0 1744 May 9 Prince, 16 3228
• 10 to Do myselfe & Prince a Day 16/  0 16 0 1744 May 10 Prince, 16 3229
• 11 to Abner & prince a Day 16/  0 16 0 1744 May 11 , 16 1165
• 12 to myselfe Abner & prince a Day   1 4 0 1744 May 12 Prince, 1 4 3230
• By Titus 1/2 a Day at ye Rear of ye Lott 0 4 0 1745 Apr Titus, 4 3222
• By Titus 1/2 a Day to moa for Palmer   0 4 0 1745 Apr Titus, 4 3221
• By Titus to Clear at ye Rear of the Lott two Days 16/   0 16 0 1745 Apr Titus, 16 3220
• By Titus to hoa Corn one Day and halfe 12/   0-12-0 1745 Apr Titus, 12 1182
• to prince Eleven Days at 8/pr 4 8 0 1745 May , 4 8 2264
• to myselfe & prince a Day to rite up the fence at Green Lott &... 1745 Jun Prince, 18 1175
• to prince a Day to thrash oats 7/ - - 0 7 0 1745 Dec , 7 2265
• to prince part of a Day to thrash Corn 0 4 0 1746 Jan , 4 2266
• to prince 10 Days at grait River 4 10 0 1746 May , 4 10 2272
• to prince three Days to Reep - - - 1 16 0 1746 Jul , 1 16 2273
• to 5 1/4 yds tow Cloath for titus two Shirts at 8/pr yd 42/ to making... 1746 Aug Titus, 2 11 2274
• to to prince to thrash peas & oats 0 9 0 1746 Aug Prince, 2268
• to prince to make & Cart hay 0 4 6 1746 Aug , 4 6.0 2267
• to money dd to Titus to bare his Charges 2 0 0 1746 Oct Titus, 2 2277
• to a pair mittens for Titus 4/ - - - - 0 4 0 1746 Oct Titus, 4 2276
• to a pair Stockins for Titus 24/ - - 1 4 0 1746 Oct Titus, 1 4 2275
• By a pair Shoes for prince 90/ 1 10 0 1746 , 1 10 2271
• to prince Reeping three Days at 15/pr 2 5 0 1747 Jul , 2 5 2279
• Novr to Prince & my teeme to cart Dung to Second devision 3 days 3... 1747 Nov , 3 2269
• to prince a Day to mend fence at Green River Meadow fence 12/ - - 0 12... 1748 Apr Prince, 2280
• myself & prince a Day 30/1 - - - 1 10 0 1748 Oct , 1 10 2281
• by Titus 16 Days - - - - 12 0 0 1748 Oct Titus, 12 2278
• to myself & prince a Day at Sugrlof Road 40/- 2 - - 1750 Jul , 2283
• to myself & prince a Day at the high way in the Street 40/ myselfe... 1750 Jul Prince, 2282
• Novr to prince 5 Days my teem of three Cattle 3 Days - - - - 6 - - 1750 Nov , 6 2270
• to myself & prince & teem about two hours to mend the Meting... 1751 Jan , 2284
• to Book Secty Guyde 10/ - - 0 10 - 1757 May Abijah Prince, 2286
• May to 1/2 bushel Corn 7/6 - - - 0 7 6 1757 May Abijah Prince, 7 6.0 2285
• 1757 by Pulling flax & Take up ---- 3 15 - 1757 Abijah Prince, 3 15 2300
• 1758 by Fearage - not Paid 1758 Abijah Prince, 2301
• June to my Teeme to Cart 2 Load to ye River Cheepside - - 15 - 1759 Jun Abijah Prince, 15 2288
• to Cash Paid you for fearage at one Time 11/3 - 11 3 1759 Jun Abijah Prince, 11 3.0 2289
• going & Returning 2/6 - - - 0 2 6 1759 Abijah Prince, 2 6.0 2302
• pr ox Bows 7 - - - 0 7 0 1759 Abijah Prince, 7 2305
• Do 1/3 Do 2/6 - - - 0 3 9 1759 Abijah Prince, 3 9.0 2304
• Do 2/6 Do 2/6 Do 2/6 Do 5/ ---- 0 12 6 1759 Abijah Prince, 12 6.0 2303
• March To a Doller - - - - - 2 5 - 1760 Mar Abijah Prince, 2 5 2290
• Sepr to 1 1/2 Pork @ 4/ - - - 0 6 - 1760 Sep Abijah Prince, 6 2291
• Octr to a Bushel Wheat 45/ - - - 2 5 - 1760 Oct Abijah Prince, 2 5 2292
• by a Day to fence old fort 15/ - - - - 15 - 1760 Oct Abijah Prince, 15 2306
• Abijah Prince Cr by Thrashing 4 Bushels Wheat - - 0 8 - 1760 Oct Abijah Prince, 2307
• Feby by faning 32 1/2 Bushels Barley ----- 1761 Feb Abijah Prince, 2308
• 1762 June The acct Below is Put Down in Lawfull Money to Paid S:... 1762 Jun Abijah Prince, 2293
• by a Day to Pull flax 3/ --- - 3 1762 Jul Abijah Prince, 3 2311
• July by 3 Days Diging Drean @ 3/- 18 1762 Jul Abijah Prince, 18 2310
• to the grass at Plain Swamp 6/ - - - 6 - - 1762 Jul Abijah Prince, 6 2294
• to 4lb1/2 Pork @ /6 1/2      0-2-5-1 1762 Jul Abijah Prince, 382
• Augt to a Barril Cyder 4/ - - - - 0 4 - - 1762 Aug Abijah Prince, 4 2295
• Abijah Prince Cr by faning 2 Days - - - - - - 4 1762 Aug Abijah Prince, 4 2314
• Augt by 2 Days to make Cyder /-- - - 5 4 1762 Aug Abijah Prince, 5 4.0 2312
• by a Day to Cart Pine from G River - - 15 - - 1762 Aug Abijah Prince, 15 2313
• June 6 Then Reckoned with abijah Prince and Balld all accts to this Day... 1763 Jun 6 Abijah Prince, 2297
• 1763 to June 6th Cash 10/8 --- 0 10 8 1763 Jun Abijah Prince, 10 8.0 2296
• 1763 Decr 6 then Reckoned with abijah Prince & there is Due to me... 1763 Dec 6 Abijah Prince, 1 2315
• 1764 Feby to Cash 1/4 to a Pound Suger /8 -- 0 2 0 1764 Feb 4 Abijah Prince, 2 2298
• July to 2lb Suger at /8 ----- 0 1 4 1764 Jul Abijah Prince, 1 4.0 2299
• July by Reeping 3 Days @ 3/ - - - 0 9 - 1764 Jul Abijah Prince, 9 2316
• augt by a Day to make hay 2/ - - - 0 2 - - 1764 Aug 6 Abijah Prince, 2 2317
• 1765 July by 2 Days to hoa Corn @ 2/ - - 0 4- 1765 Jul Abijah Prince, 4 2318
• 1770 Augt 18 by Days work / - - - - - - 1770 Aug 18 Abijah Prince, 2319
• 1772 apl 14 by 1 day at Lyme & Part 2 days - - 5 -  1772 Apr 14 Abijah Prince, 5 2320

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