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DESCRIPTION
ANTIQUE 19TH-CENTURY NEW HAMPSHIRE HANDWRITTEN ACCOUNT LEDGER — GENEALOGICAL & LOCAL HISTORY INTEREST
Fascinating original handwritten manuscript/account ledger with a substantialleather-covered binding, thick paper, alphabetical index tabs, and beautiful, highly flourished period handwriting.
The ledger contains47 pages with handwritten entries, as well as several blank pages and an extensive alphabetical index. The index is organized by name and includes town names and corresponding account/page numbers.
The handwriting appears consistent with19th-century American business/merchant penmanship, with elaborate flourished capitals and carefully practiced cursive.
GENEALOGICAL & LOCAL HISTORY INTEREST
This ledger may be of particular interest togenealogists and researchers of New Hampshire family and local history.
The alphabetical index provides names of individuals together with their associated towns and handwritten account/page references. Unlike a modern printed directory, this is anoriginal historical record created during the period in which these individuals lived.
Researchers interested in New Hampshire family histories may find the combination ofnames, locations and original handwritten recordsuseful when investigating ancestors, family connections, occupations, residence and community relationships.
The ledger includes people associated with numerous New Hampshire communities, making it potentially useful as aprimary-source genealogical and local-history resource.
NAMES VISIBLE IN THE INDEX INCLUDE:
- Thomas Dodge
- Grover East
- David Holt
- Luther Hick
- Mary Taylor
- James Stone
- Sally Stevens
- David Young
- David Allen
- David Allen Jr.
- Moses Sargent Jr.
- William Stickney
- Ohio Sawyer
- Joshua Whittemore
- Thomas Williams
- Joseph P.
- Andrew Sewell
Names above are examples visible in the photographed index. Some handwritten names are difficult to decipher.
NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWNS VISIBLE IN THE INDEX INCLUDE:
- Hopkinton
- Concord
- Dunbarton
- Warner
- Weare
- Boscawen
- Henniker
- Salisbury
- Bow
- Sutton
- Bolton
The alphabetical index includes individual names followed by locations and handwritten account/page references, with some page numbers extending well into the hundreds.
DETAILS
- Antique handwritten account ledger/manuscript
- Approximately15½–16 inches tall x 8½ inches wide
- Original leather-covered binding
- Decorative tooling/border on leather cover
- Thick, substantial paper with a handmade/laid-paper appearance
- 47 pages containing handwritten entries
- Several additional blank pages
- Alphabetical index with names, towns and account/page references
- Extensive period cursive handwriting
- Strong New Hampshire regional interest
- Potential genealogical and family-history research interest
- Potential New Hampshire local-history and historical research interest
- Interesting original example of 19th-century American business penmanship
CONDITION
Antique condition with substantial age and use.
The original leather-covered binding has considerable wear, scuffing, discoloration and surface deterioration. Pages show age-related staining, foxing and edge wear, with some minor damage. Some handwriting is lighter than other entries.
The binding remains intact and the ledger can be opened and examined. There are several blank pages in addition to the pages containing handwritten material.
Please examine all photographs carefully.
The exact date and original owner have not been established. The handwriting, paper and constructionappear consistent with a 19th-century American ledger, but no specific date has been located in the book.
This is an original handwritten antique manuscript, not a modern reproduction or printed book.
A fascinating piece forgenealogists, family-history researchers, New Hampshire historians, local-history researchers, manuscript collectors, antique penmanship enthusiasts and collectors of early American account books.
