Author: No Author Given
Title: Beverly, Massachusetts Handwritten Store Ledger
Description: No Place, No printer or publisher Given. Hard Cover. Handwritten store ledger from the Beverly, Massachusetts area. Appears to be for a grocery store and perhaps was either owned by a Nathan W. Patch, or by his relatives, as his signature appears prominently on the first blank endpaper. Entries run from 1850 through the 1860's with some found in the back from 1875. Items appear as line entries with cost and the various purchaser's names at the top. Some names include Richard Woodberry, Ezra Edwards, Joseph Hillham, Joseph Jewett Foster among others. The first half of the ledger bears these entries, with the second half having blank pages and pages filled with what appears practice penmanship and basic math problems, etc. Several pages in the rear are cut in half, perhaps to serve some function to the ledger itself, although this is not certain. Bound leather boards with marbled endpapers. In FAIR condition with heavy scuffing to the covers and extremities, some loss of leather at the corners and spine and minor to moderate soiling. Heavy forward lean to the binding. Interior is solid with uneven fading to the pages, with some being rather faded and thus hard to read, and others with little to no fading. Scattered soiling throughout, as well as some small scattered ink blots and other minor wear. A few pages to the rear have heavy dark scribbling on them. Fair/No Jacket.

Keywords: Beverly Massachusetts Store Ledger Nathan Patch Ezra Edwards, Joseph Hillham, Joseph Jewett Foster


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