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Abel E. Powers Ledger
A description of the item at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 10 Apr 2007
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 10 Apr 2007
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Powers, Abel E. |
| Title: | Abel E. Powers Ledger |
| Dates: | 1845-1850 |
| Quantity: | 1 volume (SC) |
| Abstract: | Account book (ledger) of Abel E. Powers, tinsmith, in Eaton (Madison County), New York. Includes estate accounts and settlements. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Abel E. Powers was a tinsmith in the post-township of Eaton in Madison County, New York. His customers included residents of Eaton, Morrisville, and Peterborough.
The Abel E. Powers Ledger consists of 75+ pages recording the tinsmith's transactions from 1845 to 1850. Each page is headed with the name of an individual or business followed by a dated and itemized list of transactions and the price paid.
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Persons
Powers, Abel E.
Subjects
Businessmen -- New York (State)
Tinsmiths -- United States.
Places
Eaton (N.Y.) -- History.
Madison County (N.Y.) -- History.
Morrisville (N.Y.) -- History.
New York (State) -- History, 1775-1865.
Peterborough (N.Y.) -- History.
Genres and Forms
Ledgers (account books)
Occupations
Tinsmiths.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Abel E. Powers Ledger,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchased, 2007
Business records
| Business records | |||||||||||
| SC 189 | Ledger 1845-1850 | ||||||||||