The Winterthur Library

The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum

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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator: Brett, Zenas Franklin, 1822-1892

Title: Papers

Dates: 1852-1892

Call No.: Col. 280

Acc. No.: 92x107, 93x55, 94x74

Quantity: 16 volumes

Location: 15 L 3

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

Zenas Franklin Brett (called Franklin; 1822-1892) was a clothier who worked both individually, in a family business, Brett & Co., and by 1876 for Whitten, Burdett and Young, a large clothing wholesaler in Boston, Massachusetts. He resided in Brookline, Mass., with his wife Julia Frances Tilden (born 1826). Zenas Franklin Brett died on Aug. 10, 1892, in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. Julia Tilden Brett died in 1906.

He was the son of Sibbil French and Zenas Brett (1785-1868). Father Zenas was a farmer and had a general store in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Much of Zenas Franklin Brett’s correspondence is with members of his extended family, so a summary of his family is appropriate. His brothers included William French (1816-1882) and Henry Allen (1830-1902). William F. married Rebecca Packard; he owned a number of stores around Massachusetts, plus in such places as Lewiston, Maine, and later in Chicago, Illinois. Henry A. married Hannah Foster Gibbs and lived in Wareham, where he kept a store. One of Zenas Franklin’s sisters was Sibbil Alma (1824-1918), called Alma, and never married. Another sister was Mary Ellen, born 1838, called Ellen, and married Timothy Smith.

Zenas Franklin Brett married Julia Frances Tilden (1826-1906), and her family members also corresponded with him. Her sisters included Caroline (born 1828), who married Thomas C. Sherman; they lived in Sandwich, where Thomas ran a store. Other sisters were Rebecca H. (1834-1891; she made bonnets for Henry Brett’s store in Wareham) and Mary Ann (1824-1909; married to John Baker). A brother was John Lovejoy Tilden (1832-1894). Julia had a half-brother named Daniel (1847-1920), but he would be too young to be the Daniel mentioned in letters in the early 1850s.

Zenas Brett (the father of Zenas Franklin Brett) had a brother Cyrus, whose wife’s name was Mary. Uncle Cyrus and Aunt Mary are mentioned in a letter. There is also some correspondence with Cyrus’ sons Cyrus K. (1821-1856) and William Augustus (1827-1903). Cousin C.K. Brett was married to Sarah Anne Williams, and they had a number of children. (Her death is mentioned in a letter.) William A.’s wife was named Lizzie. For awhile, C.K. and W.A. lived in Baltimore.

The children of Zenas Franklin and Julia Tilden Brett were Julia Franklin (born 1845); Henry (b.1848); Carolina Alma (b.1850, called Carrie); George Linden (b. 1853); Edward (born and died 1855); Mary Ann (1856-1929; called Annie; married Frank Wilcox); Marion (b. 1861); Franklin (1865-1952;); and Mabel (b. 1867). Other people’s children were often mentioned in these letters, but no attempt has been made to record all those names. Family trees are available on at least one genealogy web site.

Son Franklin Brett became a landscape architect and was a partner in the firm Brett & Hall. He married Jean Griselda Brown in 1892. Franklin was a graduate of MIT and worked with the Olmsted firm and with Charles Adam Platt before forming a partnership with George B. Hall. He wrote an article, “Developing a British Columbian Estate,” which was published in The American Architect issue of March 15, 1916. (The article is about the firm’s plans for the gardens of Hatley Castle, now a national historic site near Victoria, B.C.)

SCOPE AND CONTENT

Consists of fourteen diaries (1870, 1872-1873, 1875-1876, 1878-1879, 1883-1885, 1890-1891) and two letter and receipt books (1852-1855, 1857-1866) containing approximately 170 letters and about 675 bills, receipts, and other miscellaneous items. Diary entries are brief and include a daily note about the weather and one or more sentences about the activities of Brett and his family members. The 1872 volume recounts the great fire of Nov. 9 in Boston and the loss of Brett's store and $125,000 worth of inventory. Although he opened another store, the fire proved to be too much and he eventually became a salesman for Whitten, Burdett and Young. His diaries continue to speak about his job from time to time, his social and family affairs, and his great devotion to the church. He and his wife were members of the Harvard Congregational Society and attended services on an almost daily basis. As Brett gets older, he writes more about time with his family and dwells more on his health and describes spine damage. He notes his children's birthdays and what was given to them. One of the 1890 diaries was kept by son Franklin Brett, and Franklin completed his father's 1892 diary, recording his father's death on August 10, and adding later entries as well.

The letters are personal and primarily from family and friends, and many describe business ventures, as well as containing news of family and neighbors. Zenas Franklin Brett's brother William ran a dry goods store in Boston; much of their correspondence contains references to buying and selling clothes. Several from Henry K. Keith also relate to the clothing trade. An active correspondent was brother Henry A. Brett, who ran a store in Wareham; he frequently asked his older brother’s advice on store matters. A few of the letters are requests for jobs. Receipts are for purchases of food, clothing, wood, coal, gas, taxes, transportation, medical expenses, repairs to the house, and payments to the Harvard Congregational Society.

ORGANIZATION

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

The materials are in English.

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.

PROVENANCE

ACCESS POINTS

People:

Brett, William French, 1816-1882.

Keith, Henry Kingman, 1826-

Brett, Franklin, 1865-1952.

Topics:

Harvard Congregational Society.

Whitten, Burdett and Young.

Aged men - Diaries.

Church attendance.

Clothing and dress.

Clothing trade - Massachusetts.

Dwellings - Maintenance and repair - Massachusetts - Brookline.

Finance, Personal - Massachusetts - Brookline.

Food prices - 19th century.

Household supplies.

Landscape architects – Diaries.

Landscape architects – Massachusetts.

Medical care, Cost of.

Men – Diaries.

Religious thought - History - 19th century.

Sales personnel - Correspondence.

Taxation - Massachusetts - Brookline.

Brookline (Mass.) - Social life and customs.

Diaries.

Letters.

Bills of sale.

Receipts.

Letterbooks.

Merchants.

Milliners.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

Location: 15 L 3

Box 1: Diaries

Folder 1: genealogical information, found on the internet

Folders 2-6: Diaries of Zenas Franklin Brett;

1870 (acc. 92x107),

1872 (acc. 93x55.3),

1873(acc. 93x55.4),

1875 (acc. 93x55.5),

1876 (acc. 93x55.6),

1878 (acc. 93x55.7),

1879 (acc. 93x55.8),

1883 (acc. 93x55.9),

1884 (acc. 93x55.10),

1885 (acc. 93x55.11),

1890 (acc. 93x55.13),

1891 (acc. 93x55.14),

1892; entries after Aug. 9 were made by son Franklin (acc. 94x74)

Folder 7: Diary of Franklin Brett (1865-1952):

1890 (acc. 93x55.12)

[note: Franklin Brett also finished his father’s diary for 1892.]

Box 2:

Folder 1: Letters, bills, and receipt book, acc. 93x55.2

The items are not in chronological order, but in general, the older items (dated 1852-1853) are in the back, and the newer ones in the front. Each item in the volume has been numbered (on the back), and the numbering scheme begins at the end of the volume and works forward.

All items are addressed to Zenas Franklin Brett unless otherwise noted.

.1 receipt for payment of poll and personal estate and income taxes, Brookline, June 10, 1853. Signed by treasurer Moses Withington.

[Printed form]

.2 receipt: Stephen P. Fuller was paid for rent of house in Brookline, April 27, 1853.

.3 bill with note: from John Tilden, North Bridgewater, Feb. 3, 1853. Bill for potatoes, parsnips, turnips, beets, onion, squash, ham. Note: should have sent these items yesterday but the ham was not out. Includes some other things as well.

.4 receipted bill: Thomas S. Pettengill, Brookline, Jan. 10, 1853, was paid for labor and cleaning out well, and paid John Dillon’s bill for gravel [see also .7].

.5 receipted bill: A. Kenrick, Jr., & Co., Brookline, June 30, 1853: was paid for lead pipe and labor

.6 receipted bill: Brett & Brother paid N. Martin[?], for something, Dec. 22, 1853

.7 receipted bill: John Dillon, Brookline, was paid by Thomas Pettengill for gravel, Sept. 1852. [see also .4]

.8 receipted bill: Fall River Rail Road Company, Boston, Feb. 3, 1853, was paid for transportation of merchandise from North Bridgewater. Bill addressed to W.F. Brett.

[printed form]

.9 certificate from Public Scales, Brookline, Dec. 23, 1852: measuring straw brought in by George Babcock; signed by C.S. Bixby, weigher.

[printed form, printed by T. Groom & Co., Boston]

.10 receipt: Renze & Haubrick, Brookline, Jan. 1, 1853, were paid for bread, cake, ice cream, &c.

[printed form, with those commodities printed on the form]

.11 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, July-October, 1852.

.12 receipt: Renze & Haubrick, were paid for bread, Sept. 1, 1852.

[Haubrick could be Hanbrick, although the printed form clearly reads the former]

.13 receipt: J. Peckham[?], Aug.-Sept. 1852, was paid for baiting

.14 receipt: J.I. Caldwell, Roxbury, Aug. 2, 1852, was paid for pine[?] stakes[?].

[printed billhead: dealer in coal, wood, bark and hay]

.15 receipted bill: R. & J. Hunting, Sept. 1852, was paid for groceries, including lamb, beef, tongue, squash, turnips, potatoes, oysters, etc.

.16 receipted bill: Thomas S. Pettengill, Brookline, Oct. 7, 1852, was paid for haying and unspecified labor; credit given for pears

.17 receipted bill: Fall River Rail Road Company, John O. Presbrey, agent, Boston, Oct. 7, 1852, was paid for transportation of merchandise from Wareham. Bill addressed to W.F. Brett.

[printed form]

.18 receipt: Samuel K. Bayley paid for sleigh bought at auction, no date

.19 receipt: Renze & Haubrick, were paid for bread, 1852.

[Haubrick could be Hanbrick, although the printed form clearly reads the former]

.20 receipted bill: Folsom, Watson & Co., Boston, Sept. 2, 1852, were paid for something;

[printed billhead: dealers in furniture, feathers, mattrasses [sic], carpets, &c.]

.21 receipt: Z.F. Brett paid money on account of W.F. Brett, Boston, Aug. 10, 1852.

[printed form]

.22 receipt: Renze & Haubrick, Brookline, June 1, 1853, were paid for bread, cake, ice cream, &c.

[printed form, with those commodities printed on the form]

.23 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, April-July, 1853

.24 receipted bill: Joseph Ferguson, Brookline, June 30, 1853, was paid for painting and varnishing a wagon, carryall, and something else

.25 receipted bill: R. & J. Hunting, Oct.-Dec. 1852, were paid for groceries, including squash, sausages, potatoes, beef, cabbages, etc.

.26 receipt: J.F. Pierce, [place illegible], Dec. 31, 1852, was paid for [illegible]

.27 receipted bill: Thomas S. Pettengill, Brookline, July 1, 1853, was paid for getting in coal, cleaning out vault, tomato and lettuce plants, and unspecified labor

.28 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, October 1852- Jan. 1853.

.29 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Dec. 1, 1852: paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by C.B. Dana, treasurer.

Printed form.

.30-.31 receipts: J.I. Caldwell, Roxbury, Dec. 28, 1852 and Sept. 30, 1852, was paid for white pine wood.

[printed form: dealer in coal, wood, bark and hay]

.32 receipt: James & Fay, Boston, Jan. 1, 1853, were paid for subscription to The Congregationalist. Signed by Galen James.

[Printed form.]

.33 receipt: Philadelphia and Baltimore Packets, Pearson & Co.’s Express Line, was paid for wharfage in Baltimore of bark Georgiana, July 1852

[printed form, printed by Mead’s Press, Boston]

.34 receipted bill: receipted bill: R. & J. Hunting, Aug. 1852, was paid for groceries, including squash, cucumbers, beef, corn, mutton, lamb, cabbages, tongue, etc.

.35 receipt: Renze & Haubrick, Brookline, Nov. 1, 1852, were paid for bread.

.36 receipt: Norfolk County Railroad Corporation was paid for shipping, Oct. 13, 1852;

[printed form]

.37 receipt: Stephen P. Fuller was paid for rent of house in Brookline, Jan. 27, 1853.

.38 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Sept. 1, 1852: paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by C.B. Dana, treasurer.

Printed form.

.39 receipt: Jesse Tirrell, Jr., Boston, Feb. 26, 1853, was paid for cord of R.M. wood and slab;

[printed billhead: hard and soft coal, wood and bark]

.40 receipt: John D. Kelly, Brookline, July 6, 1853, was paid for something

.41 memo from H.A., Wareham, March 23, 1853: mentions baize (spelled bays), comings and goings of ships, advises purchase of Jenny Lind Flour and other kinds of flour; “D & E have you into the plow business extensively”; and other notes about business

.42-.43 receipted bills: Colby & Clement, Sept.-Dec. 1852 and Aug.-Sept. 1852, were paid for groceries, including corn, lard oil, mackerel, flour, crackers, boats, coffee, eggs, vinegar, bread, molasses, raisins, citron, s. syrup, pickles, cider, as well as plates, matches, and a stone jar

.44 receipt: Stephen P. Fuller was paid for rent of house in Brookline, Oct. 27, 1852.

.45 letter from brother H.A., no place, no date. Asks if Franklin wants field and orchard manured. Can F. sell eggs for him – he has too many. Glad Julia is improving. Hope F. finds a tailor or pressman. Shall have Mary Bartlett in the millinery shop?

.46 receipted bill: Colby & Clement, Jan.-Feb. 1853, were paid for groceries, including crackers, butter, cocoa, lard, raisins, salaratus, coffee, meal, cheese, sugar, etc., and such items as solar oil, indigo, and clothes line

.47 torn note, from H.A. to Z.F., no date: Alden Besse[?] has got home all right & well; did Z.F. receive cash; price for corn.

.48 letter, from Henry A. Brett, Wareham, April 20, 1853. Seth leaving soon; complains about a worker who sleeps until noon; thanks for boxes

.49 letter from Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, March 25, 1853, to W.C. Brett: announcing annual meeting.

[printed form letter]

.50 receipted bill: Philip Duffy was paid for horse shoes, and repairing wagon, sleigh, and “cheis” [chaise]

.51 letter from H.A. Brett, Wareham, April 6 & 7, 1853: wants to let Seth go because he moves too slowly; Eliphalet spending the night; will send cash by W. Cross [the name is recorded as WX]

.52 receipted bill: Colby & Clement, Aug. 1852, were paid for groceries, including flour, cream of tartar, soda, potatoes, and corn

.53 receipted bill: Mrs. S.A. Benner, Boston, June 18, 185-, was paid by Mrs. Brett for lining and trimming a bonnet, and for flowers;

[printed billhead: French and English goods, bonnets, ribbons, flowers, and rich millinery articles; the billhead was originally for Henry Benner, Jr., but Henry and Jr. are crossed through and Mrs. S.A. is written in.

.54-.56 receipt: Renze & Haubrick, Brookline, July, May, and April 1, 1853, were paid for bread, cake, ice cream, &c.

[printed form, with those commodities printed on the form; the bill for April is addressed to C.F. Brett]

.57 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, June 1, 1853: paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form; addressed to C.F. Brett

.58 Memo, Father John Tilden, North Bridgewater, May 16, 1853. Sending lard, ham, herrings; advises that the ham be consumed quickly

.59 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, Jan.-April, 1853.

.60 short note, not signed, not dated, to Brother Z.F. Glad Z.F.’s folks are doing well; writer’s folks also well except for Bub; hopes Julia can come visit

.61 letter from W. W. Crosse, Wareham, Sept. 6, 1853: gives record of last week’s sales; Messrs D & Ellis [Dykes & Ellis] sell corn for same price as we do; don’t have wind for our schooner

.62 letter from H.A.B., Wareham, July 15, 1853: Mrs. Charles Brigham had a baby girl; Mr. Washburn said he could store coal at wharf warehouse; Mr. Chipman wants to know if they want to order something [sugar?] to sell; what is Gurney’s price for yellow corn? Mentions S.T. Soule’s furniture store

[see also .130, which also mentions Washburn and storing coal.]

.63 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, July 14, 1853: about horses

[Thomas Sherman’s wife Caroline was a sister to Julia Frances Tilden Brett.]

.64 letter from Sister Alma [Brett], no place, no date: Uncle Cyrus [Brett] and his wife Aunt Mary want to see William, but afraid to visit at house since William’s child is not well; sends money for her dress, collar, and fare.

.65 letter from J.F. Murdock, Wareham, Aug. 20, 1852: orders straw cap for his youngest son

.66 letter from H.A. Brett, Aug. 23, 1852: sends account of last week’s sales; sales were up because of muster; Joseph seems to be doing well although has been told he is dishonest; more about business and family

.67 short note from W.H., Aug. 24, 1852: mostly about paying notes; his baby is comfortable

.68 short note from H.A. Brett, no date: about payments

.69 “Memo of groceries for Z.F.B.,” no date, including turnips, onions, corn, cream of tartar, soda, cassia, cloves, sugar, cranberries

.70 letter from W. W. Cross, Wareham, Aug. 8, 1852. Trade is fair and hopes it improves “now that we have goods of Brett & Bro.” Has been collecting overdue bills, and mentions some difficult customers. H.A.’s wife very talkative; sends other news of family and friends.

.71 letter form H.A. Brett, no date. Received watches; selling hats for 6/- and Mr. Adams selling his hats for 92.

.72 letter from T. C. Sherman, Sandwich, Aug. 9, no year. About some business and names visitors.

.73 letter from brother H.A.B., Wareham, Aug. 13, 1852. Mentions visitors; Zenas Franklin’s clothes almost ready to be shipped; trade dull; other business and family news.

.74 letter from brother H.A.B., Wareham, July 31, 1852. Mentions hay and corn. Have been ill but now better.

.75 letter from brother H, Wareham, Aug. 2, 1852. Hopes corn will arrive today. Complains of Benson being away from work and not doing a good job when he is around – should he be let go? “Do I bother you to [sic] much with questions?”

.76 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Sept. 6, 1852. Seth Keith starting to work today. “W.W. has helped me much in time of need.”

.77 letter from R.S. Capen, Lewiston, Oct. 14, 1852. Need to settle whether Capen is to help Zenas Franklin in Boston; Capen’s wife is delighted at the idea.

.78 letter from Z.F. Brett, Boston, July 29, 1852, to S. P. Fuller, Boston. Moved into house on July 27 but many things, such as plastering, still not finished.

.79 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Oct. 13 1852. Several business matters; need to get a new horse as the old one gets tuckered. W. Cross and Wilber going to Whig meeting in Sandwich tonight.

.80 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Aug. 7, 1852. Mrs. Dykes very ill; family news

.81 letter from R.H. [Rebecca H.] Tilden, Wareham, Oct. 18, 1852. Looking forward to his and Julia’s visit. Gives an account of goods sold. Asks for piece of canvas for working silk for Henry’s Irish girl Ann. Requests some velvet and silk fabrics and feathers for her work.

[Rebecca Tilden was a sister of Julia Frances Tilden Brett.]

.82 letter from brother Henry A., Oct. 20, 1852. Encloses check and pot[?] of DN delaine, of which he would like more to sell. Furniture not yet arrived.

.83 letter from G. E. W., Wareham, Aug. 16, 1852. Please send fabric for J.L. Crossman’s pants.

.84 letter from brother Henry A., Wareham, Oct. 19, 1852. Had to send [something] by express. Seth still ill and needs to be replaced; discusses terms of new hire. Other business and personal news.

.85 letter from R.H. [Rebecca H.] Tilden, Wareham, Oct. 18, 1852. Heard new church organ for the first time today; “I should think that it was a very good one, for the price….” Mentions her bonnet business; needs curtain fixtures for shop’s front window so can have privacy in evening. News of family and neighbors. Requests chenille cord, narrow straw trimming, ribbon boxes, and other things.

.86 letter from Rebecca [H. Tilden], Wareham, Oct. 25, 1852. Mentions number of bonnets she is to make and line. Requests a week’s vacation after Thanksgiving. Asks for some buttons. Other family and neighborhood news.

.87 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Oct. 11, 1852. Mentions sweet potatoes. Sends accounts of sales, Sept. 4-Oct. 9. Other business; mentions bonnets.

.88 receipted bill, W.D. Ward, Boston, July 29, 1852, was paid for boards[?].

[printed billhead: looking glasses, portrait & picture frames, pictures, engravings, thin boards, work boxes, glass door plates, glue, &c. Billhead printed for Elmer Bartlett, but that name crossed out and W.D. Ward written in.]

.89 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Oct. 8, 1852. Selling potatoes; mentions hats. Penciled note on back partially covered; mentions that William will buy the blue cotton.

.90 unsigned letter, but from brother H.A. Brett, no place, no date. Caroline goes to Boston Tuesday and will bring his clothes with her. Order whale oil from New Bedford. E. Bump[?] started work. Week’s sales. Jesse has taken the wagon.

.91 letter from brother H.A.B., Wareham, no place, no date. Ordered blue sacks because thought they would sell better than brown or green. Would it be better to buy feather beds here or in Boston? New man can sleep in store with W. Cross, and Chas can sleep in the house. Price of corn. “The reason I ask such little things is to have things as near as I can as you did….”

.92 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Oct. 10, 1852. Mentions HH and Eben working in a store; also mentions Capen. Advertising a lot. [All these people might be in Lewiston, Maine, and it seems that H.A. Brett was once there as well.]

.93 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Sept. 27, 1852. Saw D.F. Leonard heading to Boston to get a job somewhere. Hopes Joseph learns to make change; would like to teach him something as Joseph is poor. William working better now, but Charles is not.

.94 letter from R.H. [Rebecca H.] Tilden, Wareham, Oct. 9, 1852, to “dear sister” [Julia Brett]. Delayed in finishing bonnet because had to wait for velvet. Hope Julia likes the bonnet. Store is busy because it is payday.

.95 letter from Wm. W. Cross, Wareham, Oct. 27, 1852. Gives time when Mrs. Julia Brett plans to return. She, Alma, and H.A. have gone to meeting house to install a new minister. Whig meeting last night. Other business and neighborhood news.

.96 unsigned letter, but from brother H.A. Brett, no place, no date. News about Seth; have lost trade by not having something in stock; need corn; last week’s sales, [etc.]

.97 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, July 12, 1853. Gives news about stores in Sandwich: closing, changing partnerships, moving. Other neighborhood news.

.98 letter from brother H.A. [Brett], no place, July 26, no year. News of family and neighborhood. G.E.W. was supposed to have finished Zenas Franklin’s coat last week.

.99 letter from brother H.A. [Brett], no place, no date. Encloses money. Accounts of sales from previous two weeks. Most of furniture arrived in good condition.

.100 unsigned letter, [but from William F. Brett], Falmouth, July 24, 1853. Plans to see Thomas C. Sherman and brother Henry. News of other friends.

.101 letter from Thomas [Sherman,] Sandwich, July 24, 1853. Please send horse as needs him very much. Mentions that W.F. stayed the night. Baby very cross.

.102 receipt: Renze & Haubrick, Brookline, Oct. 1, 1853, were paid for bread, cake, ice cream, &c.

[printed form, with those commodities printed on the form]

.103 letter from Thomas [Sherman,] Sandwich, July 21, 1853. Could not come for a visit as no one could watch the baby. Very much wants Zenas Franklin’s horse – thinks he can improve its condition. Wants a cheap carriage. “I am troubled with what they call the wild ax handles.”

.104 letter from brother William F. [Brett], no place, Sept. 12, 1853. Sends memo books and what cash he can. This Mr. Allen of S.S. &Co. will loan money.

.105 letter from T.C. Sherman, Sandwich, Sept. 7, 1853. Thomas’ pocket book and contents are now safe in his hands. Encloses a draft.

.106 letter from W. W. Cross, Wareham, Sept. 7, 1853. Flour received. A customer wants a watch, if Brett can send one for him. Other neighborhood news.

.107 letter from cousin C. K. Brett, Baltimore, Aug. 16, 1853. Announces an upcoming visit. Wife has been unwell since birth of daughter [Emma Louise].

[Cyrus K. Brett’s father was Cyrus Brett, a brother of Zenas Brett, the father of Zenas Franklin Brett. C.K. was married to Sarah Anne Williams, and they had a number of children. C.K. lived 1821-1856.]

.108 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, Aug. 16, 1853. Doctor has advised getting a wet nurse for the baby. Encloses samples for an order. Family news.

.109 letter from brother H.A. [Brett], Wareham, Sept. 13, 1853. Troubles about milliner; need a new one. Favorably impressed with the oldest gents tailor.

.110 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, Sept. 12, 1853. Sending memo by Daniel and cash by Caroline.

.111 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Sept. 1, 1853: paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.112 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, July 27, 1853. Horse arrived safely. Julia and baby are well. Lists furniture received earlier in the month; would like a looking glass.

.113 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, Sept. 28, 1853. Encloses money. Family news. Hopes David T. Packard will come to preach.

.114 letter from brother H.A. [Brett], no place, no date. If cannot find any other milliner, should he hire Miss Howard?

.115 letter from brother H.A. [Brett], Wareham, Aug. 16, 1853, to W.F. Brett & Bro. Corn in bad shape, but captain says it was bad weather when it was loaded.

.116 letter from brother William F. Brett, Irving House, [New York,] Aug. 26, 1853. Looking for a letter from Zenas Franklin. Lot ready for police. Bought peaches, and lists for whom purchased – they will be at depot Sat.

.117 letter from brother William F. Brett, New York, Aug. 25, 1853. Lists purchases (soap, English pins, Moravian cot, cornelian rings), and was unable to sell awls. Other news. [Apparently C.K. Brett and family with him.]

.118 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, Aug. 31, 1853. About a pen salesman – thought his pens as good as Gillotts [i.e. Gillettes?] 303. How does horse suit? Something about crockery and other wares. Thinks his tax was too high.

.119 letter from brother William F. Brett, Boston, July 30, 1853. Business and family news.

.120 reeipt: Hamblen & Kingman, Somerville, Aug. 11, 1853, paid for a pump.

.121 receipt: Renze & Haubrick, Brookline, Aug. 1, 1853, were paid for bread, cake, ice cream, &c.

[printed form, with those commodities printed on the form]

.122 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, July-Oct. 1853.

.123 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, July 16, 1853. Inquires about W.F.’s plans for visit.

.124 letter from brother H.A.B., Wareham, Jan. 17, 1853. Bad weather for trade but now good weather for sleighing. Account of sales. Oil will be at depot tonight. Other news.

.125 letter from Wm. W. Cross, Wareham, Jan. 9, 1853. Lewis Renny[?] and J.B. Toby are fixing up steam mill. Sold furniture to Minor Lincoln 2d, who recently married. Other family and neighborhood news.

[see also .173 for reference to Renny and Toby]

.126 letter from brother H.A.B., Wareham, Jan. 1, 1853. Tells a long story about store clerk William Cross, and how he acts and complains about Henry.

.127 letter from Caroline [Sherman], Boston, Jun 13, 1853. Asks brother to choose furniture for her; can’t afford expensive and would rather have less furniture of good quality than be surrounded with cheap goods. Orders chairs, rocking chairs, center table, sofa, and crickets. Also needs hat for the baby. Rebecca is of great help.

.128 letter from brother H.A.B., Wareham, Jan. 3, 1852 [sic, i.e. 1853]. Had a long talk with William Cross.

.129 letter from R.H. [Rebecca H.] Tilden, Brookline, Feb. 10, 1853. Julia improving; can probably come downstairs in another month. Mrs. Adams (who is apparently tending to Julia) only wanted Julia to have a thin slice of bread, but Rebecca took her a nice thick slice.

[Julia Brett had given birth to George Linden on Feb. 8, 1853.]

.130 memo from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, May 11, no year [but 1853]. Mr. Washburn said he could store coal at wharf warehouse, but would need to charter the sloop E. Sprague. Other questions and news about business and the neighborhood. “I have got the young Chubbuck girl for apprentice….”

[see also .62, which also mentions Washburn and storing coal.]

.131 letter from brother H.A.B., Wareham, Feb. 14, 1853. Encloses account. Received ledger and day books but also need a cash book. Other business news.

.132 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, April 2, 1853. Hopes Julia well soon. Marshall Simmons wants them to supply his peddling business. Problem with a horse. Neighborhood news. Trade dull.

.133 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, A. [probably April] 1, 1853. His boy [someone who worked for him, not a son] left without giving notice. Mr. Giddings’ stock being sold at less than cost. Thinks house rent is too high.

[see .135 for mention of death of Mr. Giddings.]

.134 letter from brother H.A. Brett, no place, no date. Sister A [Alma] going to Boston. Corn vessel in; Obed Harlow looking for a tailor.

.135 letter from T.C.S. [Thomas Sherman], no place, March 18, 1853. Family news; death of George Giddings; plan for all the stores to close so all can attend his funeral.

.136 letter from Wm. W. Cross, Wareham, March 5, 1853. Snowing. H.A. not yet returned. Corn schooner from Norfolk is in.

.137 letter from brother H.A.B., Wareham, March 18, 1853. Bodfish[?] and Besse plan to have an express wagon, and make deliveries around town. Needs to add bills to bill book.

.138 letter from Mary H. Jackson, West Bridgewater, March 20, 1853, to unknown person but possibly H.A. Brett. Will come back to work for 8 months this year. For the busy season, will need someone else; suggest Maria Brewster of Duxbury. Mary Howard will ask lower wages but Maria will do more work.

.139 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Feb. 17, 1853. Went to Thomas to settle accounts. [gives some details about their figures.] Am sending eggs, syrup and oil, and some other goods.

.140 letter from brother H.A.B., Wareham, Feb. 21, 1853. About keeping accounts and sales.

.141 letter from brother H.A.B., no place, no date. Sending cash. Snow storm.

.142 unsigned letter [possibly from W.F.] to Bro. Z.F., Stoughton, Jan. 28, 1853. Please ask if anyone has the carpet which has been charged to him. Other business.

On back: list of things to do, including pay rent, get insurance renewed on Wareham stock, etc.

.143 letter from Wm. W. Cross, Wareham, Feb. 17, 1853. H.A. has gone to Thomas Sherman’s.

.144 letter from B. F. Kingman, Newton Center, Feb. 5, 1853. Please give straw matting to the express, also any packages for him.

.145 letter from Wm. W. Cross, Wareham, Feb. 4, 1853. About Mr. Miles’ [or Mill’s] account. Ask H.A. to bring back matches.

.146 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, March 11, 1853. Mentions a fashion plate, and having Mr. Wilbur take care of clothes and clothing for store. Discusses staffing for store.

.147 memo, [to] Z.F.B. by [i.e. from] H.A.B., no date. Crossed out is a note about Zenas Franklin’s sleigh. Note about insurance on stock and when policies expire. Another note is crossed out

.148 letter from Wm. W. Cross, Wareham, Feb. 2, 1853. T.C. Sherman sent money but can’t forward it because of Mr. Miles.

.149 letter from Wm. W. Cross, Wareham, Feb. 1, 1853. Talks about the Connecticut schooner, Capt. Long.

.150 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Dec. 13, 1852. Asks advice about lowering a price. Mentions corn and D & E [Dykes & Ellis].

.151 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Jan. 14, 1853. Delays in arrivals of trains.

.152 letter from S.C.S. [sister-in-law Carolina Sherman], Sandwich, Aug. 4, 1853. Raining hard and trade dull. News of family and friends. Jokes about keeping his daughter Julia and sending him one of her boys.

.153 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Jan. 11, 1853. Account of sales. Recently received goods in bad shape because the trunk was not full – recommends stuffing it with paper when not full. Will send Charley’s sled and skates with Edward Miles, along with cash. Other news.

.154 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Dec. 3, 1852. Doesn’t think Capen’s excuse for not coming into store very plausible. Has heard that Capen not liked much by customers Down East. Capen not always truthful – may have learned bad habits at Pettis & Co. Expects Rebecca back this evening.

.155 letter from sister Alma [Brett], no place, no date [Tuesday before Thanksgiving, no year]. Now at home and ready to receive “the little ones” [his chidren] whenever Julia wants to send them. Please try to find work for Ebenezer Crocker.

[this was written after .157]

.156 letter from R.H. [Rebecca H.] Tilden, Wareham, Nov. 22, 1852. Mostly pleased with contents of box [apparently fabric and maybe trim for a dress and bonnet].

[see .159 for what she requested]

.157 letter from sister Alma [Brett], no place, no date [November, no year]. Gives travel plans, and hopes to see his family, and maybe those of William and Henry, at home.

.158 letter from brother H.A. Brett, no place, no date. Card table arrived but not the chairs; already sold the table so please send another.

.159 letter from R.H. [Rebecca H.] Tilden, Wareham, Nov. 20, 1852. Requests that he send frames for children’s bonnets, dress fabric, and various trims, including feather, a white rose, and ribbon. Gives number of bonnets she has recently made. Plans to spend most of winter in Brookline [helping sister Julia Brett with baby to be born in February 1853].

.160 letter from brother H.A. Brett, no place, no date. About charge for flour. Fitch tippet arrived and need another one. Sending eggs, to arrive Saturday.

.161 letter from brother H.A.B., Wareham, Nov. 17, 1852. Price of corn from Norfolk. Needs William Cross with him until Thanksgiving because Eben suddenly took ill. Henry and Hannah plan to take Thanksgiving dinner with her father.

.162 letter from T.H.W., no place, no date. Describes an express wagon which can be made for them.

.163 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Nov. 15, 1852. Gives accounts of sales. Asks what price of vest includes. Sending money.

.164 letter from T. C. Sherman, Sandwich, Nov. 17, 1852. News of family and neighbors, including assistant Daniel. Can send cranberries. Describes textile fabrics he would like.

.165 letter from R.H. [Rebecca H.] Tilden, Wareham, Nov. 26, 1852. Had nice time at Stephen Burgess’s party. If he has extra apples, please send her some. News and chit-chat about family and neighbors. Miss White to teach the winter school.

.166 letter from brother H.A., no place, no date. Mr. P.E. Swift came to see about his bill. Had a comment on the price of a printed textile.

.167 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Nov. 12, 1852. Hog killed yesterday. Hopes to here from Capen about fire in Lewiston. ABA doesn’t know when he’ll pay his bill. Other family and business news.

.168 letter from brother H.A.B., no place, no date [after Nov. 27, 1852]. Has made memo of sales for 1851 and 1852 [memo is .178, below]. Other business matters.

.169 letter from brother H.A.B., no place, no date. Sent money by express. Other business matters, including mention of sale of clothing and need for another Fitch tippet.

.170 letter from brother H.A. Brett, no place, Dec. 27, 1852. The Agawan did not bring flour, but to be here on a later ship. Lists people at wedding of Capt. Alden Besse. Mentions a chandelier for sale.

.171 letter from brother H.A. Brett, no place, no date. Mr. and Mrs. Dykes very low; mentions Whigs; talks about a schooner; send father some newspapers.

.172 unsigned letter, but from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Nov. 6, 1852. Looks forward to having Mr. Hayes. Corn is good, but shipped in old craft. Bought skeins of silk. Mr. Shiverick owes money to store but still plans to buy more clothes.

.173 letter from brother H.A. Brett, Wareham, Dec. 7, 1852. Talks about price of corn; Henry wouldn’t show letters to Mr. Gurney, but Zenas Franklin must do as he likes; Toby & Remy[?] plan to start up the old works using steam.

[see also .125 for reference to Renny and Toby]

.174 letter from brother H.A. Brett, no place, no date. Family news. Dykes & Ellis corn now being unloaded. Mentions express wagon.

.175 letter from brother H.A.B, Wareham, Nov. 1, 1852. Discusses advisability of hiring Mr. Wilbur now when won’t have full employment for him in the dull season. William Cross has spent most of day cleaning his revolver. Rebecca and others will have party week after Thanksgiving to raise money to buy chandelier for church. [Makes other comments about the shop assistants’ behavior.] Other news of family and neighbors.

.176 letter from William W. Cross, Wareham, Dec. 21, 1852. Mentions Renny’s and Toby’s plans for rebuilding old steam works on the wharf. News and gossip about neighbors.

.177 letter from T. C. Sherman, no place, no date. News of family and neighbors.

.178 account of sales by week, July-Nov. 1851 and July-Nov. 1852. Drawn up by Henry Brett.

[see .168, letter which mentions this memo]

.179 letter from R.H. [Rebecca H. Tilden], Wareham, Nov. 14, 1852. Discusses what kind of fabric to have for a winter dress, matching velvet for a bonnet, and trims needed for dress and bonnets. Takes about making bonnets and working in store. Neighborhood news. Plans for Thanksgiving.

.180a-b letter from Rebecca [H. Tilden], Wareham, Nov. 10, 1852. She and Mrs. Jackson have plenty of work [bonnet making] to do. Needs some more trim for bonnets, and especially wants pretty trim for Mary Ann’s bonnet; describes the bonnet she wants for herself. Writes about being on a church committee [see .175]. Ask Julia to get her fabric for a “best Sunday go to meeting dress.”

.180b: an afterthought, attached to main letter: asks Z.F. what things she can give to the fair [apparently donations from the store].

.181 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, Oct. 14, 1853. Always a shop assistant out, making more work for him. Baby is teething. Talk of having a Union Store. Mr. Dillingham received hats and desk but still looking for umbrella he purchased from Z.F. He might exchange hat for another one. (Writes some uncomplimentary things about the stinginess of the Dillinghams.)

.182 letter from Charles H. Bumpass, Wareham, Oct. 26, 1853. Thanks Z.F. for helping him learn the business, but Charles cannot get along with Henry A. Brett, who gives him no encouragement, so he is leaving H.A.’s store. Seeks advice on what to do next.

.183 receipt: Stoddard & Brigham, Roxbury, Oct. 1, 1854: were paid for ice.

[printed form, with decoration]

.184 letter from Rebecca [H. Tilden], Wareham, Nov. 4, 1852. Marriage of Eunice Hinckly and Luther Shaw. Capt. George Gibbs arrived home [apparently after a shipwreck]. Mentions the levee [party] for the church, to be held at Churchill’s Hall. Henry’s corn vessel came in. Mrs. Jackson needs to go to town to see what the winter bonnet fashions are because people are asking about them. Other family and neighborhood news.

.185 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Sept. 1, 1854: paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.186 receipt: Charles Brett paid Mrs. Adams, Charlestown, July 21, 1854, for instruction in crayon drawing.

.187 letter from John Parker, Marshfield, July 10, 1854. Places order for one dozen of unnamed product and cheap sugar (for cooking and preserves). Ask Charley to do something [illegible]. Send black veil suitable for old lady.

.188 receipt: Renz & Whitney, Brookline, paid for bread, cake, yeast, Feb. 1, 1854

.189 letter from William F., no place, Aug. 13, 1854. Attempts to smooth over a misunderstanding. News of family and neighbors.

.190 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, July 24, 1854. About who will take which horse.

.191 receipted bill: W.F. Brett & Brother paid Jesse Tirrell & Co., for coal and wood delivered in Jan.-March 1854. [receipt is torn]

.192 letter from cousin W.A. Brett, Baltimore, May 6, 1853. Please send shirt patterns; needs to stay in Baltimore because brother Cyrus and his wife are ill. Father failing fast.

.193 receipt: Geo. Phinney was paid for subscription to N. Bridgewater Gazette from Feb. 1853-Feb. 1854.

[printed form, with some decoration]

.194 letter from cousin W.A. [Brett], Baltimore, Aug. 12, 1854. Will send money later; money recently stolen from post office.

.195 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, Jan.-April, 1854.

.196 receipt: J. Peckham[?], July-Sept. 1854, was paid for baiting and washing.

.197 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, Sept. 19, no year. “I lit up this evening with gas and a splendid lite it is to show goods. I am much pleased with it.” Sister Jane wants a black velvet cape.

.198 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, June 14, 1854. Orders silk. Mentions opposition from White & Co. Boys now in school.

.199 letter from cousin William A. Brett, Baltimore, June 13, 1854. Received Z.F.’s note [apparently for money] and it is most welcomed. W.A. beginning to feel more animated and alive; had goods stolen from his store and was hard up. News of family.

.200 letter from cousin W.A.B. [William A. Brett], Baltimore, Oct. 5, 1854. Cyrus’ wife died yesterday. Encloses draft for $20.

.201 letter from T.C.S. [Thomas Sherman], no place, no date, to friend Henry. Asks Henry’s opinion about sweet potatoes and when he expects corn delivery. Sherman can sell corn and sweet potatoes if Henry can get them from Norfolk.

.202 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, Nov. 1, 1854. Has sent quinces. Trade dull.

.203 bill from Charles Warren, Brookline, Oct. 1, 1854, for varnishing and painting carriage, repairs, iron work, leathering shafts, painting chaise, etc.

.204 letter from H. Allen Brett, Wareham, Aug. 15, 1854. Hannah [Henry A.’s wife] has been suffering from abscess. Invited to a wedding. If Julia has a necklace, undersleeves, or other items that she doesn’t need, he would like to have them for Hannah. Charles[?] H.B. is thinking of going into auction business.

.205 letter from cousin W.A.B. [William A. Brett], Baltimore, July 17, 1854. Order for shirts received; short-handed now (one person died, another has to make baby clothes, a third married, and others have gone to the springs), but order almost ready. The shirts will look better have Z.F.’s washerwoman cleans them. Health of family (mostly ill).

.206 receipted bill: A. Donnell was paid for painting and graining doors in entry, Brookline, July 17, 1854.

.207 receipted bill: D.S. Hastings, Boston, Dec. 24, 1853, was paid for butter.

[printed billhead: dealer in butter, cheese, eggs, &c.]

.208 receipted bill: Lyford & Delano were paid for carpentry work, planks, nails, etc., Aug.-Oct. 1853.

.209 letter from Ann Greenin[?], North Bridgewater, July 24, 1854. Has been ill and so not able to come when promised. Hopes to come Wednesday.

.210 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Dec. 1, 1854: paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.211 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, July-Oct., 1854.

.212 receipted bill: Philip Duffy was paid for repairing items [shoes? and something else], Feb.-June 1853

.213 receipt: James[?] Hall was paid for repairing something and other work, 1854.

.214 receipt: Renze & Whitney, Brookline, Jan. 1, 1854, were paid for bread, cake, ice cream, &c.

[printed form, with those commodities printed on the form; form originally printed for Renze & Haubrick, but Haubrick has been crossed through and Whitney written above that name]

.215 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, Oct. [1853]-Jan. 1854.

.216 certificate from Public Scales, Brookline, Feb. 4, 1854: measuring straw brought in by Mr. Coolidge of Brookline; signed by J. Bradley, weigher.

[printed form, printed by T. Groom & Co., Boston]

.217 receipt: measurement of load of wood driven by J. Shaler[?] of Canton, measured by R[illegible], Dorchester, Nov.[?] 3, 1854.

Printed form, with decorative border on one edge.

.218-.219 receipts: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, March 1, 1854, and Dec. 1, 1853: paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.220 receipt: Renze & Whitney, Brookline, Dec. 1, 1853, were paid for bread, cake, ice cream, &c.

[printed form, with those commodities printed on the form; form originally printed for Renze & Haubrick, but Haubrick has been crossed through and Whitney written above that name]

.221 receipted bill: Sanborn & Whitney, Brookline, Oct. 20, 1853, were paid for stone, cement, mason, apparently working on a well.

.222 receipt: Stephen P. Fuller was paid for rent of Heath estate in Brookline, July 27, 1853.

.223 receipt: C. & E.A. Wild, Brookline, March 25, 1854, were paid for medical attendance in 1852 and 1853, signed by W. H. Wild.

[printed form]

.224 receipt: J. Peckham[?], Jan.-March 1854, was paid for baiting[?], stand, washing

.225 receipted bill: Mrs. Brett paid Mrs. H. Benner, Boston, April 21, 1854, for repairing a bonnet.

[printed billhead: French and English goods, bonnets, ribbons, flowers, and rich millinery articles]

.226 receipt: Geo. L. Johnson was paid by W.F. Brett & Brother for a rockaway carriage, Boston, April 29, 1854.

.227 receipted bill: Thomas L. Pettengill was paid for labor of men and self and for boards, Brookline, Jan. 2, 1854 (work done Oct.-Dec. 1853)

.228 receipt: Stephen P. Fuller was paid for rent of house in Linden Place, Brookline, Oct. 27, 1853.

Written on back: M’s and the name Mary written several times with a flourish

.229 bill sent by Z.F. Brett to Stephen P. Fuller for painting room, cement, repairing roof, boxing pump, and mats, for house on Linden Place, Brookline, Jan. 1854. With note that Wm. Churchill was paid.

.230 letter from H.A. Brett, Wareham, May 15, 1854. Discusses fabrics, changing horses, and getting a new carriage. Gives account of sales. All hands at store at 5 this morning to load the furniture recently sold. D&E [Dykes & Ellis] have a good tailor. Has the dismals today. Reports on dress making, millinery, and tailoring [but difficult to read the word which describes the trade]. Mentions sales of shawls.

.231 receipt: W.F. Brett paid R & I. Hunting, Brookline, Sept. 30, 1853, for vegetables, chickens, potatoes, squash, dandelions, berries, beef, turnips, pork, mutton, etc.

.232 receipt: James & Fay, Boston, Aug. 16, 1854, were paid for subscription to The Congregationalist, Aug. 1854-Aug. 1855; signed by Edward W. Fay

[Printed form]

.233 receipted bill: John Colby was paid for tacks[?], crackers, potatoes, garden seeds, meal, bread, rice, lard, purchased May-June, 1854.

.234 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, May 1, 1854: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family and fancy bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.235 receipted bill: Colby & Clement were paid for meal, fish, cheese, bread, crackers, seeds, plaster, beans, peas, purchased March-June 1853.

.236 receipt: Stephen P. Fuller was paid for rent of house in Linden Place, Brookline, Apr. 26, 1854.

.237 receipted bill: Moses Noyes, Boston, June 10, 1854, was paid for butter.

[printed billhead: dealer in butter, cheese, lard, eggs, beef, pork, hams, &c, &c.]

.238 receipt: William Churchill, Brookline, Feb. 1, 1854, was paid for his shares of expenses on Linden Place in 1853, including caring gravel and labor on roads and park, watering Linden Place, repairing streets, digging tracks in Jan. 1854.

.239 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, April-July, 1854.

.240 receipted bill: Thomas L. Pettengill was paid for unspecified labor of men and self, Brookline, Oct. 10, 1853 (work done July-Sept. 1853)

.241 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, June 1, 1854: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family and fancy bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.242 receipt: J. Peckham[?], April-June 1854, was paid for bed from Boston, bag flour, carpet

.243 receipted bill: Moses Noyes, Boston, May 12, 1854, was paid for butter.

[printed billhead: dealer in butter, cheese, lard, eggs, beef, pork, hams, &c, &c.]

.244 letter from sister Alma, no place, no date. About Dunstable bonnets being too small and not being wanted, and needing to send them back. Hopes Z.F.’s family soon over measles. Oliver Reynold’s 23 year old son killed by lightening.

.245 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, April 1, 1854: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family and fancy bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.246 receipt: Renze & Whitney, Brookline, Nov. 1, 1853, were paid for bread, cake, ice cream, &c.

[printed form, with those commodities printed on the form; form originally printed for Renze & Haubrick, but Haubrick has been crossed through and Whitney written above that name]

.247 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, Sept. 8, 1854. Please come visit. Mr. Waterman has sold out to Josiah Foster’s sons, who are selling corn and flour less than he is. News about Henry.

.248 receipted bill: Thomas L. Pettengill was paid for unspecified labor of men and self, getting in coal, beating carpets, tomato plants, Brookline, July 1, 1854 (work done Jan.-June 1854)

.249 receipt: Stephen P. Fuller was paid for rent of house in Linden Place, Brookline, July 26, 1854.

.250 receipt: Stoddard & Brigham, Roxbury, Oct. 1853: were paid for ice.

[printed form, with decoration]

.251 receipt: Richard Nowlan[?], Brookline, July 17, 1854, was paid for varnishing doors

.252 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, Aug. 1, 1854: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family and fancy bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.253 receipted bill: Thomas L. Pettengill was paid for unspecified labor of men and self, and haying, Brookline, Oct. 2, 1854 (work done July-Sept. 1854)

.254 receipted bill: D.S. Hastings, Boston, Dec. 31, 1853-Dec. 31, 1854, was paid for butter.

[printed billhead: dealer in butter, cheese, eggs, &c.]

Z.F. wrote a note at the bottom, but “received payment” covers most of it.

.255 receipted bill: Oliver Cousens, Brookline, Jan. 2, 1854, was paid for work, planks, a pair of butts, screws, and nails, used in Aug. 1853.

.256 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, June 1, 1854: paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.257 receipt for poll and personal estate and income taxes, Brookline, June 1, 1854. Signed by treasurer Moses Withington.

[Printed form; mistakenly addressed to Franklin Z. Brett]

.258 letter from sister Ellen, North Bridgewater, Nov. 22, 1854. Please send an inexpensive portfolio for her to use for school papers. Please come night before meeting so can attend meeting with rest of family.

.259 short letter from brother H.A.B., no place, Sept. 11, 1854. About upcoming visit from Z.F. and Julia.

.260 letter from sister Mary A. Baker, Marshfield, Nov. 16, 1854. Finally finished his vests and now ready for satin ones; will need pattern for them. Also sending children’s stockings knit by someone else in the area. Unable to get more of those apples for him, but can get Baldwins. Ask Julia and Rebecca to write and tell her about the fashions. Mentions clam chowder, baked loons, and fried fish.

.261 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, May 10, 1854. Needs more corn. Bought a new horse. Miss Maris Chuback is at their house. Hopes Carra is better.

.262 receipted bill: R. A. Chase, Brookline, Dec. 20, 1854, was paid for balck paint, a light of glass and putty.

.263 unsigned letter, but from William W. Cross, Wareham, Jan. 4, 1855. Invitation to his wedding on Jan. 8. [Cross married Mary Bartlett, daughter of Lewis Bartlett.]

.264 letter from Walton[?] W.[?] Smith, no place, Dec. 27, 1854. Thanks for the ticket to the lecture, but the wretched weather will prevent him and Mrs. Smith from attending.

.265 [loose slip of paper inserted into the volume]. Unsigned, undated note. “When is W.W. going Down East[?] The 101^st Psalm speaks my sentiments exactly….”

.266 letter from cousin W.A. Brett, no place, no date [but winter]. Has 20 customers a day, but most haven’t received a paycheck so cannot buy; other storekeepers also report poor sales.

.267 letter from Charles F. Porter, Wareham, Dec. 7, 1854. His promised employment of three months is almost up and Henry [Brett] does not think he will need as much help as he has had. Expresses hope that one of the Bretts will be able to keep him as a salesman, but if not, “the old shoe hammer comes next.”

.268 letter from H.A. Brett, Wareham, March 7, 1854. Going to Father Gibbs this evening; thinks it would be advantage to dress trade if could engage Miss Bradford of North Bridgewater; lists some items recently sold; requests Franklin to buy some fabrics (customers do not like dull colors); trying to find milliner; Sophronia Sherman wants to board with them; mentions another shop recently opened

.269 letter from T.C.S. [Thomas C. Sherman], Sandwich, Jan. 1, 1855: New Year greetings; shebet[?] enclosed; pleasant day.

.270 letter from cousin William A.B. [Brett], no date [circa Jan. 1], no place. Received note of safe arrival of his [W.A.’s] wife and Mary; cannot accept Franklin’s invitation. Encloses accounts [no longer present].

.271 receipted bill: Philip Duffy[?] was paid for shoes, etc. [difficult to read], Jan.-July, 1854[?]

.272 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, Oct. 1854- Jan. 1855.

.273 receipted bill: J. Peckham[?] was paid for baiting, stand, washing [something], keeping 1 night, Oct.-Dec. 1854.

.274 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, Nov. 1, 1855: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family and fancy bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.275 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Dec. 1, 1855: was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.276 letter from H.A.B. [Henry A. Brett], no place, no date. Doesn’t want to waste his time coming in and thinks milliner W. Wood would show round much better. Please buy a castor frame for him.

.277 letter from H.A. Brett, no date. Hopes Julia got home safely. Mentions deceptive practices of competitors. Sixteen joined the church yesterday.

.278 unsigned letter, probably from Henry A. Brett, to W.F.B. & Bro., no date. Worked long hours the day before. Writes about help [person to work in store] and mentions Charles Porter as a possibility. Israel Ruggs[?] is dead. Other news.

[Part of letter is obscured by being glued into album.]

.279 letter from H.A. Brett, Wareham, Oct. 17 [or 7], 1855. Went to see JC[?] about girls to do tailoring. Does not trust W. W. Cross; “to practice deception is his aim….” Not able to work with Cross. Hopes brother [Zenas Franklin] can put Cross in another store.

.280 receipt: James & Fay, Boston, Nov. 26, 1855, were paid for subscription to The Congregationalist.

[Printed form.]

.281 letter from Mary A. Baker, Aug. 20, 1855. Thanks for shawl and mentions two other presents received (silver napkin rings from Aunt Rebecca and a crocheted tidy from Aunt Abby). John busy haying. Other family news.

[for more about shawl, see .294 and .299]

.282 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, Oct. 9, 1855. Busy day and Daniel has left. If he doesn’t return, hopes Charles will come help him. Tell Eugene to be a good boy.

.283 receipted bill: Jos. Ferguson, Brookline, Sept.[?] 29, 1855, was paid for repairing, painting, and varnishing carryall; new wheels, repairing a saddle and harness, etc.

.284 unsigned letter [perhaps partial letter, perhaps from sister Mary Baker], no date, in pencil. Please come tomorrow and bring sweet corn. Message to Rebecca from John about eggs not hatching.

.285 letter to Sister Julia F. Brett, from Caroline C. Sherman, Thursday, Oct. 11, [no year]. Caroline gives day her son needs to return home to start school. Thankfully, servant girl Fanny left, and hopes to have a new one soon. Rebecca and Margaret Hamblin return on Sat. and hope Charley will meet them at the depot. Other family news.

.286 letter from H.K. Keith, Kingston, Aug. 28, 1855. Invitation to join a group in a sail “to the gurnel,” accompanied by the Abington Brass Band.

.287 receipt for poll and personal estate and income taxes, Brookline, Oct. 2, 1855. Signed by treasurer Moses Withington.

[Printed form]

.288 letter from Wm. W. Cross, Wareham, Sept. 24, 1855. Is interested in taking over H. H. Packard’s store in Lewiston, Maine, as Packard wishes to move to Philadelphia.

.289 letter from Luther Hatch, Marshfield, Sept. 5, 1855. Is Brett interested in taking on the lease of Luther Rogers, Jr.’s former store (now listed by Daman & Macomber), and having someone sell on commission for him? Hatch’s son is interested in a store, but Hatch feels too old (age 55) to begin a new business.

.290 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Sept. 1, 1855, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.291 receipt: measurement of load of wood driven by E. Mann of Randolph, measured by R[illegible], Dorchester, Dec. 4, 1855.

Printed form.

.292 short letter: H.A., no date. W. Cross wants to go down East; please write for him to go and see the place.

.293 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, July-Oct., 1855.

.294 letter from sister Mary [A. Baker], Marshfield, Oct. 5, 1855. Thanks for box. Will send peaches. She and John went to cattle show in Bridgewater; enjoyed the ladies’ riding. Recounts loss of her shawl. Mentions making vests for Franklin. Mentions having kept a school in Abington, and a visit from John N. Noyes’ mother.

[for more about shawl, see .281 and .299]

.295 receipt: measurement of load of wood driven by S.[?] L. Binney of Randolph, measured by R[illegible], Dorchester, May 5, 1855.

Printed form.

.296 letter from H.A.B., Wareham, Oct. 11, 1855. W.W.C. [William W. Cross] talks of being a peddler down East. If Z.F. can give him a job until W. leaves, that would be nice.

.297 receipt: Robinson & Richardson were paid for subscription to The Schoolmate, Nov. 26, 1855.

[Printed form, printed by C.C.P. Moody, Boston.]

.298 letter from William F. [Brett], Boston, Aug. 28, 1855. Business matters; ordered another cargo for K & Co. Alice is ill; sister S.A. has helped with nursing.

.299 letter from M. A. [Mary Ann Tilden] Baker, Marshfield, Oct. 15, 1855. Please send another shawl to replace the one lost. Also, please send bill of all purchases, deducting what he owes her for her work. John [Mr. Baker] has pumpkins to send, if Franklin would like some. Will also send apples. Stockings will be done soon. Did he and Thomas meet with father’s creditors? John has not had much luck with his hunting.

[for more about shawl, see .281 and .294]

.300 receipt: Horace Bird, Watertown, Jun. [or Jan.] 18, 1855: was paid for two terms of instruction in music.

.301 letter from C.N. Darter, April 9, no year. Request for donation to an unnamed committee.

.302 letter from Frank [no surname], Aug. 28, 1855. Business is middling. Names customers who have come in this day. “Father has gone to sweet Ireland.” Brett’s engravings are safely placed. Dr. Lothrop’s funeral discourse is in atlas.

.303 letter from Thomas [Sherman], Sandwich, Oct. 1, 1855. Looking for a man to work in store. Thanks for the pears. Caroline doing well and baby is growing.

.304 letter, from cousin C.K. Brett, Baltimore, Oct. 23, 1855: very grateful for Frank’s gift as writer is still too ill to go out; little Emma much better; names children who are going to school.

.305 receipt: J. Peckham[?], April-May 1855, was paid for baiting[?]

.306 letter: from John Tilden, Boston, May 15, 1855. Requests financial assistance.

.307 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, Jan.-April, 1855.

.308 letter from Mrs. Lemuel Packard, June 21, 1855. Requests to sew vests for Mr. Brett and asks how much he pays.

.309 letter from H.A.B., Wareham, April 13, 1855. How much should he charge his trainer[?] for room and board.

.310 letter from sis Mary, no date. Mrs. Lemuel Packard looking for a job sewing thin coats, if Franklin could send some work her way. (Mr. Packard too ill to work this summer.)

.311 letter from Julia [Mrs. Brett], Brookline, Aug., no date or year. Plans to return home soon. Mentions the children, and where Henry can find the verses he is to learn for Sunday School.

.312 receipt: James Robinson was paid for subscription to The Schoolmate, July 19, 1855.

[Printed form, printed by Damrell & Moore, Boston.]

.313 receipt: R.A. Chase, Brookline, Dec. 31, 1855, was paid for setting lights of glass.

.314 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, April-July, 1855.

.315 bill: bought of Samuel Spear, Norfolk, April-Aug. 1854: cassia, nutmegs, cream of tartar, soda, tea, butter, sweet potatoes.

.316 letter, from W. F. Brett, N. Bridgewater, March 14, 1855. General news, including business.

Folder 2: loose items from Letters, bills, and receipt book, acc. 93x55.2

.317a Z.F. Brett promises to pay $8 for policy no. 2879 issued by People’s Equitable Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Taunton, Mass., policy issued April 12, 1851

[printed form, printed by Office of the American Whig]

.317b Z.F. Brett promises to pay $40 for policy no. 2880 issued by People’s Equitable Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Taunton, Mass., April 12, 1857

[printed form]

.318a-f statements from the Protection Life Insurance Company, Chicago, Sept. 5, Oct. 5, Nov. 4 and Dec. 5, 1876, and Jan. 5 and Feb. 5, 1877. All addressed to William F. Brett.

Folder 3: Bills and receipt book, 1856-1866, acc. 93x55.1

Inside front cover: label for Smith & Buttles Improved Adhesive Letter, Invoice, and Music File, manufactured and for sale by Robert T. Young, in the bookstore of J.M. Fairchild & Co., New York, [etc.]

The items are not in chronological order, although roughly, the older items are in the back, and the newer ones in the front. Each item in the volume has been numbered (on the back), and the numbering scheme begins at the end of the volume and works forward.

All items are addressed to Zenas Franklin Brett unless otherwise noted.

.319 photographic postcard, a house with a picket fence, not identified. Photo taken by A.L. Weston, East Saugus, Mass. [loose, laid into back of volume]

.320 notice from Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, May 31, 1856, listing numbers of pews to be offered at public auction. Several names have been written in, presumably those of the winning bidders. Z.F. Brett is written after no. 9, B. Kingman after no. 11, and there are other names.

[printed form]

.321 receipt: Julia F. Brett paid N. Lincoln, May 17, 1859, for piano instruction and sheet music.

.322 receipt for payment of poll and personal estate and income taxes, Brookline, July 30, 1858. Signed by treasurer Moses Withington.

[Printed form]

.323a-c receipts: Charles Wild or C. & E.A. Wild were paid for medical attendance, 1857-1858.

[printed forms; note: these forms are pinned together]

.324 receipt for payment of poll, real estate, and personal estate and income taxes, Brookline, July 13, 1859. Signed by treasurer Moses Withington.

[Printed form]

.325 receipted bill: C.L. Palmer, Brookline, Sept. 1859, was paid for painting and varnishing, oil on floor, etc. Credit was given for goods and table covers.

.326 receipted bill: Oliver Cousens, Brookline, Jan. 3, 1860, was paid for labor, screws, and nails, etc. used Oct. 1858-Jan. 1859.

.327 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, Oct. 11, 1859.

[printed form, printed by T. Groom & Co., Boston]

.328 receipted bill: Oliver Cousens, Brookline, Jan. 3, 1860, was paid for hard pine slabs, coal, etc., used Oct. 1858-Oct. 1859.

.329 receipt: Mrs. Brett paid C. Stone, Boston, April 1, 1859, for subscription to Mother’s Assistant and Child’s Friend.

[printed form]

.330 bill from E. Field, no place, July 2-Dec. 20, no year, for braid, bones, buttons, textiles fabrics (delaine, silk, velvet, flannel, cambric), candy, cord, string, hooks and eyes, thread, gloves, Sargent’s Reader, handkerchief, pencils, ring, elastic, wadding.

.331 bill from E. Field, no place, July 2-Dec. 28, 1857, for tape, buttons, bones, ribbon, cord, needles and pins, hose, elastic, textiles fabrics (crinoline, muslin, silk, flannel, delaine, velvet, cambric, gingham, print), edging, belts, lace, spools, hooks and eyes, thread, yarn, school books (reader, speller, grammar, geography, arithmetic), candy, braid, pencils, wadding, etc.

.332 bill from Pettengill & Allen, no place, Jan. 11-June 22, 1858, for labor, getting in coal, beating carpet, tomato plants and lettuces, etc.

.333 bill from Edwin Field, no place, Jan. 5-June 9, 1858, for spools, cotton, cord, twist, textiles fabrics (moreen, velvet, flannel, cassimere, gingham, cambric), a reader and a primer, indelible ink, buttons, hose, bones, thimble, gloves, towels, 1 Shaker, ribbon, needles, wadding, tape, canes, etc.

.334 receipted bill: Isburgh & Rowland, New England Carriage Depository, Boston, Jan. 11, 1859, were paid for a sleigh.

[printed and illustrated form: dealers in carriages, harness, saddles, &c., illustrated with pictures of horses’ heads]

.335 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, June 1, 1859, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.336 receipt: Stephen P. Fuller was paid for rent of house in Linden Place, Brookline, Jan. 26, 1858.

.337 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Sept. 1, 1858, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.338 receipt: Proprietors of B. & R.M. Corp. were paid for tolls at the Western Avenue, April-July, 1859.

[printed form, printed by Prentiss, Sawyer & Co., Boston]

.339 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, Oct. 1, 1859: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.340 receipt: James Robinson & Co. was paid for subscription to Student and Schoolmate, Jan. 5, 1858.

[Printed form: publishers, listing titles published]

.341 receipted bill: A. Kenrick, Jr., & Co., Brookline, June 30, 1858: was paid for lead pipe, pump, labor on pumps, and repairing a teapot.

[printed billhead: dealers in stoves, stove-pipes, tin, block-tin and japanned ware, lead pipe & pumps]

.342 bill from Pettengill & Allen, Brookline, Jan. 1, 1858, for work done on Linden Place

.343 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, June 1, 1858, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

[Printed form.]

.344 receipted bill: Robert Andrews, Boston, June 1, 1858[? looks like 1853, but found with other 1858 bills], was paid for engraving card and a pack of cards.

[printed billhead: plate printing; good paper; marriage, address & business cards; steel and copper plates]

.345 receipt: R.A. Chase, Brookline, July 1, 1858, was paid for setting lights of glass, days of work, painting, varnish, paint, sandpaper.

.346 a very long bill from Coolidge & Brother, no place, Jan. 1-Sept. 30, 1857, for food items, such as fish, eggs, rice, tea, oranges, potatoes, butter, and a long list of other items.

.347 receipt: B. F. Pierce, Brighton, Jan. 1, 1858, was paid for something.

.348 receipted bill: Trowbridge’s Brookline, Longwood and Boston Express, Brookline, Dec. 31, 1858, was paid for transporting, delivering or moving packages, tubs, baskets, carpeting, furniture, a stove, a dry sink, a table, a whatnot and a stand.

[printed form]

.349 receipted bill: Oliver Cousens, Brookline, Dec. 31, 1857, was paid for filing saw, boards, putting handle on an axe, etc., April 1856-April 1857.

.350 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, June 1, [1857]-Jan. 29, 1858.

.351 a very long bill from Wm.[?] D. Coolidge, no place, Sept. 3, 1856-Dec. 3, 1857, to Brett, Gannett & Co., for household goods and sewing supplies, including textile fabrics (print, flannel, sheeting, diaper, sarsenet, delaine, muslin, cotton jersey[?], etc.), umbrellas, pairs of pants, suspenders, kid gloves, braid, bonnets, buttons, pairs of elastics, a cook book, yarn, hose, handkerchiefs, knives and forks, various kinds of carpeting and matting, looking glasses, feather beds, bolsters, and pillows, mattresses, tassels, furniture (including stuffed chairs, hat tree, bedstead, whatnot, tables, bureau, towel stands, Jenny Lind chairs, nurse chairs, office chairs, sofa, lounge, rocking chair, crickets), table covers, toilet quilts, curtain loops, and other similar goods.

.352 bill from H. A. Emery, no place, Feb. 1855-Aug. 1858, for dental work, including gold and silver fillings, extracting teeth, administering chloroform, an upper set, cleaning teeth

.353 receipted bill: J.F. Stevens & Co., no place, Oct. 1, 1859, was paid for two horse shoes

.354 receipted bill: Trowbridge’s Brookline, Longwood and Boston Express, Brookline, Dec. 31, 1856, was paid for transportation of a box and a trunk

[printed form]

.355 receipted bill: Seamans[?] & Co., no place, Jan. 1857-Jan. 1858, was paid for butter, salt, corn, oats, bread, nails, soap[?], oranges, garden seed, plaster

.356 a very long bill from Coolidge & Brother, no place, July 1-Dec. 2, 1856, for food and grocery items, such as ginger snaps, crackers, molasses, sugar, various vegetables, apples, stove polish, oil, starch, a broom, washboard, and a long list of other items.

.357 receipted bill: H. A. Bigelow, Brookline, Nov. 1, 1858, was paid for laying supply pipe, fitting for meter, gas cock and wrench, and labor

.358 receipted bill: C. P. Trowbridge, Brookline, Dec. 31, 1857, was paid for a stove and buckwheat.

.359 receipted bill: C. Dyer, Brookline, July 9, 1859, was paid for oysters

.360 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, April 6, 1859.

[printed form]

.361 bill from Homer & Co., Boston, Nov. 2, 1858, to Brett, Gannett & Co., for light fixtures and shades in parlor, sitting and dining rooms, kitchen, upper hall, chambers, bath room, and for hanging

[printed billhead]

.362 receipted bill: M. E. Eager, Brookline, June 21, 1859, was paid for what appears to be carriage repairs (varnishing something, cleaning a black top, covering windows, and setting four tires)

.363 receipted bill: John W. Griggs & Co., Boston, Nov. 18, 1859, was paid for maple board;

[printed billhead: dealers in coals and wood]

.364 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Dec. 1, 1859, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.365 receipt: Proprietors of B. & R.M. Corp. were paid for tolls at the Western Avenue, Jan.-April, 1859.

[printed form, printed by Prentiss, Sawyer & Co., Boston]

.366 receipted bill: Trowbridge’s Express, Brookline, Jan.-May, 1856, was paid for transportation of a what not, box of oranges, hat bath, and can of oil

.367 receipted bill: John W. Griggs & Co., Boston, Nov. 13, 1858, was paid for maple board

[printed billhead: dealers in coals and wood]

.368 receipted bill: Geo. F. Homer, Boston, Oct. 20, 1858, was paid for drawing mortgage and for fees

.369 receipted bill: W. Wilkshire, Boston, Oct. 27, 1858, was paid for 2 light pendant, parts, lengthening a chandelier, and labor installing fixtures;

[printed billhead: gas fitter and furnisher, particular attention to chandelier work and portable pendants, &c.]

.370-.373 certificates from Central Public Scales, Brookline, for loads of hay, March 26, 1859 (drove by D.S. Coolidge); and April 26, Oct. 17, and Feb. 4, 1859 (all driven by George Babcock); all signed by D.S. Coolidge, weigher

[printed forms]

.374 receipted bill: Buckley & Bancroft, Boston, Aug. 26, 1859, were paid for a walnut reading table and repairs to sofa and chairs

[printed billhead: Furniture and Looking-Glass Warehouse, and upholstery goods]

.375 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, Oct. 1, 1858: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family and fancy bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.376-.378 certificates from Central Public Scales, Brookline, for loads of hay, Jan. 2, Aug. 19, June 14, 1859, all loads driven by George Babcock, all signed by D.S. Coolidge, weigher

[printed forms]

.379 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, March 1, 1858, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.380 receipted bill: Chas. Stearns, Jr., Brookline, Jan. 1, 1860, was paid for named varieties of pear trees; cherry trees; various shrubs (spirea, snowball, wegelia, forsythia, altheas); running and bush honeysuckles; smoke and strawberry trees; lettuce and tomato plants; and roses (varieties not named)

.381-.382 receipted bills: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, July 20, 1859, and Jan. 3, 1860.

[printed forms, printed by T. Groom & Co., Boston]

.383 receipted bill, addressed to W. Brett, from M.[?] W. Quinlan, Brookline, Dec. 31, 1857, for trouth last and silver survival in trouth

.384 receipted bill: Isburgh & Rowland, New England Carriage Depository, Boston, July 16, 1859, were paid for a chaise.

[printed and illustrated form: dealers in carriages, harness, saddles, &c., illustrated with pictures of horses’ heads]

.385 bill from G. M. Wethern, Boston, Nov. 5, 1859, for ribbons and lace, and work.

[printed billhead: jobber and retailer of rich millinery goods]

.386 receipted bill: Isburgh & Rowland, New England Carriage Depository, Boston, Oct. 6, 1858, were paid for an open wagon and repairs.

[printed and illustrated form: dealers in carriages, harness, saddles, &c., illustrated with pictures of horses’ heads]

.387 receipted bill: Pettengill & Allen, Brookline, Oct.-Nov., 1857, were paid for beating carpet and unspecified labor

.388 receipt: Stephen P. Fuller was paid for rent of house in Linden Place, Brookline, April 26, 1858.

.389 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, Jan. 1, 1859: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family and fancy bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.390 receipted bill: Palmers & Bachelders, Boston, Feb. 18, 1859, were paid for mantel clock, striking with figure

[Printed billhead: dealers in watches, jewelry, silver and plated ware, fancy goods, &c., also watch glasses, tools and materials]

.391 receipted bill: John Bolon, no place, Dec. 15, 1858-July 1, 1859, was paid for doing chores and milk, with credit given for flour, books, knives and forks, clothes

.392 receipt: Z.F. Brett paid for admission fee and annual assessment as member of the Boston Board of Trade, for year 1859, Boston, June 13, 1859.

[printed form]

.393 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, Aug. 24-Oct. 1, 1858.

.394 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, January 1859.

[printed form, printed by T. Groom & Co.]

.395 receipt: Julia F. Brett paid N. Lincoln, Feb. 1, 1859, for piano instruction and sheet music.

.396 receipt: Proprietors of B. & R.M. Corp. were paid for tolls at the Western Avenue, July-Oct. 1859.

[printed form, printed by Prentiss, Sawyer & Co., Boston]

.397 receipted bill: J.F. Stevens & Co., no place, Oct. 1, 1859, was paid for horse shoes

.398 receipted bill: Kenrick Brothers, Brookline, Dec. 31, 1859: was paid for something

[printed billhead: dealers in stoves, stove-pipes, tin, block-tin and japanned ware, lead pipe & pumps]

.399 receipted bill: E. F. Archer, Brookline, Nov. 7, 1859, paid for cement and concreting in cellar; with note from Z.F. Brett: “believed to be an unjust bill”

.400 receipt: Smith & Prescott, Jamaica Plain, Oct. 1, 1859, were paid for ice

[printed form]

.401 receipted bill: C.L. Palmer, Brookline, Jan. 1860, was paid for painting floor cloths and something else

.402 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Sept. 1, 1859, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.403 receipt: Stephen P. Fuller was paid for rent of house in Linden Place, Brookline, Oct. 26, 1858.

.404 receipted bill: C.L. Palmer, Brookline, July 1859, was paid for varnishing furniture, resetting glass, hanging wallpaper, painting blinds in a bay window, etc.

.405 receipt: Stephen P. Fuller was paid for rent of house in Linden Place, Brookline, July 26, 1858.

.406 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, April 1, 1859: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family and fancy bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.407 receipt: Mrs. Brett paid C. Stone, Boston, Dec. 23, 1859, for subscription to Home Monthly

[printed form; the title Happy Home and Parlor Magazine has been crossed out and the above title substituted]

.408 receipted bill: J.R. & A.T. Burditt, Boston, Sept. 27, 1859, were paid for making pants

[printed billhead: merchant tailors]

.409 receipt: Seth Chadbourn & Co., Boston, June 1859, were paid for horseshoeing

.410 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, April 1, 1858: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family and fancy bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.411-.412 receipted bills: Caleb Dyer, Brookline, Dec. 7, 1858, and Sept.-Dec. 1860, was paid for oysters

.413 receipted bill: F. H. Scudder, Brookline, Sept. 13, 1858, was paid for milk

.414 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, Jan. 1, 1860: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.415 receipted bill: Trowbridge’s Brookline, Longwood and Boston Express, Brookline, Dec. 31, 1859, was paid for transporting, delivering or moving a mattress, a bundle, sofa and chairs, stove, barrels, table.

[printed form]

.416 receipt: S. Robinson, Boston, oct. 13, 1859, was paid by Brett, by hand of Mr. Abbott, “for privilege of tapping my gaspipe in one place opposite to the house now occupied by said Brett”

.417 receipt: Proprietors of B. & R.M. Corp. were paid for tolls at the Western Avenue, Jan.-April, 1859.

[printed form, printed by Prentiss, Sawyer & Co., Boston]

.418 bill from G. M. Wethern, Boston, Dec. 1, 1859, for repairing bonnet, etc.

[printed billhead: jobber and retailer of rich millinery goods]

.419 receipted bill: A. Kenrick, Jr., & Co., Brookline, Dec. 31, 1858: was paid for repairing a coffee pot.

[printed billhead: dealers in stoves, stove-pipes, tin, block-tin and japanned ware, lead pipe & pumps]

.420 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, Dec. 31, 1859, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score” – chart to record milk purchases; printed by J. Hastings, Waltham]

.421 receipted bill: Aug. Allen, Brookline, May-Sept, 1857, was paid for unspecified work and filing saw

.422 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, Jan. 1, 1858: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family and fancy bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.423 receipted bill: C. Dyer, Brookline, April 1, 1859, was paid for oysters

.424 bill from Edwin Field, no place, July-Dec., 1859, for tape, ribbon, trimmings, edging, belt, crochet cotton, cambric collar, gloves, hose, thimble, handkerchief, veil, elastic, twist, textile fabrics (gingham, silk, cambric, velvet), buttons, worsted, skirt supporter, needle, and blank book

.425 bill from Edwin Field, Brookline, Jan.-June 1859, for braid, spool, elastic, worsted, textile fabrics (cambric, silk, muslin, silesia), edging, wadding, canvas, cord, sleeves, cord, handkerchief, ribbon, needles, edging, hose, and a Valentine (purchased on Feb. 18)

[printed billhead: dealer in dry goods, clothing, furnishing goods, hats, caps, trunks, umbrellas, straw and painted carpets, and small wares]

.426 receipted bill: Trowbridge’s Brookline, Longwood and Boston Express, Brookline, Dec. 31, 1859, was paid for transporting, delivering or moving furniture, packages, matting, goods, barrel of flour, door, large mosquito door, a bundle

[printed form]

.427 receipt: James Robinson & Co. was paid for subscription to Student and Schoolmate, March 23, 1859.

[Printed form: publishers, listing titles published]

.428 receipt: W. A. Humphrey, Brookline, was paid for milk, October, 1858.

.429 a long bill from Coolidge & Brother, no place, Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 1857, for food and grocery items, including meal, coffee and tea, salted fish, soap, vinegar, cheese, clothes pins, lard, cassia, spices, cranberries [purchased Nov. 24], turkey [purchased Nov. 25], etc.

.430 receipted bill: R.A. Chase, Brookline, Dec. 31, 1857, was paid for paint, labor, setting lights of glass

.431 receipted bill: Lyford & Delano, no place, 1857 were paid for repairing door and furniture, and putting up curtain hooks

.432 receipt: Proprietors of B. & R.M. Corp. were paid for tolls at the Western Avenue, Oct. 1858-Jan. 1859.

[printed form, printed by Prentiss, Sawyer & Co., Boston]

.433 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, Oct. 1, 1859, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score”; printed by J. Hastings, Waltham]

.434 receipted bill: Horace James, Brookline, May 6, 1856, was paid for whitewashing

.435 receipt: Galen James & Co., Boston, Dec. 15, 1858, were paid for subscription to The Congregationalist.

[Printed form.]

.436 receipted bill: Freeman, Carey & Co., Boston, Oct. 3, 1860, were paid for something

[printed billhead: successors to John Simmons & Co., ready-made clothing & furnishing goods]

.437 receipted bill: Trowbridge’s Express, [Brookline,] Sept. 4, 1860, was paid for transportation of a barrel

.438 receipted bill: Freeman, Carey & Co., Boston, April-Nov.[?], 1860, were paid for pants and vest, and repairs to coat and pants

[printed billhead: successors to John Simmons & Co., ready-made clothing & furnishing goods]

.439 receipted bill: Horace James, Brookline, March 16, 1860, was paid for mason, cement, sand

.440 receipted bill: Perry & Brother, Boston, Dec. 15, 1860, were paid for repairs to a drop light and something else

[printed billhead: gas and steam pipe fitting and fixtures]

.441 receipt: Galen James & Co., Boston, Dec. 29, 1860, were paid for subscription to The Congregationalist.

[Printed form.]

.442 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Dec. 1, 1860, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.443 receipted bill: Dyer & Hopkins, Brookline, Jan. 1, 1860, were paid for oysters

.444 receipt: E.A. Wild, Brookline, Feb. 14, 1861, was paid for medical attendance in 1860.

[printed form]

.445 receipted bill: John S. Holman, no place, 1859-1861, was paid by Z.F. Brett & Brother for repairing books and shoes

.446 short note from Philip Duffy, Brookline, Jan. 18, 1861, asking for a payment

.447 bill from Edwin Field, no place, July-Dec., 1860, mostly for sewing supplies, such as cotton, buttons, cord, edging, needles, worsted, braid, elastic, ribbon, hooks and eyes, textile fabrics (cambric, Silesia), and also bodkins, belts, gloves, and school books (geography, speller, reader)

.448 receipted bill: H. A. Emery, no place, April-Dec. 1860, for dental work: extracting teeth, repairing plate, and for toothpaste

.449 bill from G. M. Wethern, Boston, Nov. 11, 1860, for repairing bonnet.

[printed billhead: jobber and retailer of rich millinery goods]

.450 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, Sept. 30, 1860.

[printed form, printed by F.A. Searle]

.451 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, Oct. 1, 1860: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.452 receipt for payment of poll, real estate, and personal estate and income taxes, Brookline, Oct. 3, 1860. Signed by treasurer Moses Withington.

[Printed form]

.453 bill from G. M. Wethern, Boston, Sept. 21[?], 1860, for velvet, pins, and work

[printed billhead: jobber and retailer of rich millinery goods]

.454 receipt: Smith & Prescott, Jamaica Plain, Oct. 1, 1860, were paid for ice

[printed form, printed by Hollis & Gunn, Boston]

.455 certificate from Central Public Scales, Brookline, for load of hay, Oct. 5, 1860, drove by George Babcock; signed by W.D. Coolidge, weigher

[printed form; printed by Geo. C. Rand & Avery]

.456 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, Oct. 1, 1860, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score,” recording amounts of milk delivered]

.457 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, April 1, 1860: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.458 short note from Richard Davis, Boston, Aug. 31, 1860, to Messrs Brett & Co.: please give S. W. Merrill $20 in goods and charge to my account

.459 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Sept. 1, 1860, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.460 bill from Edwin Field, no place, Jan.-June, 1860, mostly for sewing supplies, such as braid, lace, ribbon, cotton, needles, worsted, edging, textile fabrics (cambric, silk), thread, and also a blank book, socks, hose, handkerchiefs, collars, and school books (geography, speller, arithmetic)

.461 receipted bill: Trowbridge’s Brookline, Longwood and Boston Express, Brookline, June 30, 1860, was paid for transporting, delivering or moving a picture, clock, a broken chair, rocking chair, a table, chairs, tub of butter

[printed form]

.462 receipted bill: Kenrick Brothers, Brookline, June 30, 1860: was paid for solder and labor on sink

[printed billhead: dealers in stoves, stove-pipes, tin, block-tin and japanned ware, lead pipe & pumps]

.463 receipted bill: C. Dyer, Brookline, July 1, 1860, was paid for oysters

.464 receipted bill: L.E. Wheeler, Boston, July 1, 1860, was paid for beef[?]

[printed billhead: beef, pork, hams, lard, eggs, butter, poultry, fruits, &c]

.465 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, June 30, 1860, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score,” recording amounts of milk delivered]

.466 receipt: Proprietors of B. & R.M. Corp. were paid for tolls at the Western Avenue, April-July, 1860.

[printed form, printed by Prentiss, Sawyer & Co., Boston]

.467 receipt: Samuel P. Brown received payment for the Randolph Transcript to April 1, 1861

.468 receipt: James Robinson & Co. was paid for subscription to Student and Schoolmate, Nov. 1857-Nov. 1858.

[Printed form: publishers, listing titles published]

.469-.470 bills from G. M. Wethern, Boston, June 23 and 30, 1860, for repairing bonnet, ribbon, flowers, lace, crape, lining bonnet

[printed billhead: jobber and retailer of rich millinery goods]

.471 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, July 1, 1860: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.472 receipted bill: J.R. & A.T. Burditt, Boston, May 16, 1860, were paid for making pants and vest

[printed billhead: merchant tailors]

.473 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, June 1, 1860, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.474 certificate from Central Public Scales, Brookline, for load of hay, March 3, 1860, drove by M. Stearns; signed by D.S. Coolidge, weigher

[printed form; printed by Geo. C. Rand & Avery]

.475 receipted bill: Isburgh & Rowland, New England Carriage Depository, Boston, May 19, 1860, were paid for a buggy

[printed and illustrated form: dealers in carriages, harness, saddles, &c., illustrated with pictures of horses’ heads]

.476 bill from G. M. Wethern, Boston, May 16, 1860, for hat

[printed billhead: jobber and retailer of rich millinery goods]

.477 receipted bill: Buckley & Bancroft, Boston, March 21, 1860, were paid for repairs to a rocking chair

[printed billhead: Furniture and Looking-Glass Warehouse, and upholstery goods]

.478 bill from G. M. Wethern, Boston, April 6, 1860, for repairing bonnet [printed billhead: jobber and retailer of rich millinery goods]

.479 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, March 1, 1860, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.480 receipt: Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Co., Jan. 25, 1860, was paid for transporting a case

[printed form]

.481 bill from G. M. Wethern, Boston, May 5, 1860, for lining and trimming hat and something else

[printed billhead: jobber and retailer of rich millinery goods]

.482 receipt: Robinson, Greene & Co., Boston, was paid for subscription to Student and Schoolmate and Forrester’s Boys’ and Girls’ Magazine, May 20, 1860.

[Printed form: publishers, listing other titles published]

.483-.486 receipts: Proprietors of B. & R.M. Corp. were paid for tolls at the Western Avenue, 1860-1861.

[printed forms, printed by Prentiss, Sawyer & Co., Boston]

.487 receipted bill: Trowbridge’s Brookline, Longwood and Boston Express, Brookline, June 30, 1861, was paid for transporting, delivering or moving a frames, bureau, sink, ice chest

[printed form]

.488 receipted bill: R.A. Chase, Brookline, July 1, 1861, was paid for painting wire doors and frames

[printed billhead: painter and glazier; outside windows [i.e. storm windows?] and hot-bed sash got up at short notice]

.489 receipted bill: Thomas S. Pettengill, Brookline, March 21, 1861, was paid for unspecified labor, flowers, getting in coal

.490 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, July 1861.

[printed form, printed by F.A. Searle]

.491 receipted bill: Dyer & Hopkins, Brookline, July 1860, were paid for oysters

.492 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, July 1, 1861, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score,” recording amounts of milk delivered]

.493 receipted bill: Dyer & Hopkins, Brookline, March 1861, were paid for oysters

.494 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, April 1, 1861, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score,” recording amounts of milk delivered]

.495 receipt: C. W. Ruggles, postmaster, Brookline, was paid for postage on newspapers, to April 1, 1862

[printed form, printed by David Clapp]

.496 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, April 5, 1861.

Bill is addressed to T.F. Brett, but penciled in is note “should be Z.F.B.”

[printed form, printed by F.A. Searle]

.497-.498 receipted bills: J.R. & A.T. Burditt, Boston, Jan. 1 and March 21, 1861, were paid for making pants and o. sack, and for making and trimming a coat

[printed billheads: merchant tailors]

.499 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, Jan. 2, 1861.

Bill is addressed to T.F. Brett

[printed form, printed by F.A. Searle]

.500 receipt: Joseph H. Richards, publisher, New York, Aug. 15, 1861, was paid for subscription to The Independent

[printed form]

.501-.502 receipts: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, March 1 and June 1, 1861, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

[Printed forms.]

.503 receipted bill: Parker Fowle & Sons, Boston, Sept. 27, 1860, was paid by Messrs Brett, Newell & Co., for straw matting

[printed billhead: importers and dealers in carpetings]

.504 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Sept. 1, 1861, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.505 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, Jan.[?] 1, 1861, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score,” recording amounts of milk delivered]

.506 short note from Richard Davis, Boston, Feb. 19, 1861, to Messrs Brett & Co.: please pay S. W. Merrill $25 and charge to my account

.507 receipt: Proprietors of B. & R.M. Corp. were paid for tolls at the Western Avenue, Jan.-April 1861.

[printed form, printed by Prentiss, Sawyer & Co., Boston]

.508 certificate from Fairbanks’ Standard Scales, Brookline, Feb. 8, 1864, for load of hay owned by D. S. Coolidge of Brookline, sold to Z.F. Brett, signed by W. D. Coolidge, weigher

[printed form]

.509 receipt: Galen James & Co., Boston, Dec. 7, 1859, were paid for subscription to The Congregationalist.

[Printed form.]

Note: item badly torn

.510 receipted bill: Palmer, Waterman & Hatch, Boston, Nov. 7, 1864, were paid for Balmoral skirt and some sort of chamber

[printed billhead, illustrated with picture of the store at 13 Winter St.]

.511 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, Oct. 1, 1863, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score,” recording amounts of milk delivered]

.512 receipted tax bill from United States Internal Revenue, Boston, Dec. 1, 1863, taxing income for 1862 and a carriage

[printed form, which also included space to tax billiard tables, yachts, plate, and licenses]

.513 receipted bill: Howard Snelling & Co., Boston, Jan. 1, 1863, were paid for coal and wood

[printed billhead: hard and soft coal and wood]

.514 receipt: Smith & Prescott, Jamaica Plain, Oct. 1, 1862, were paid for ice

[printed form, printed by Hollis & Gunn]

.515 receipt for payment of poll and real estate or personal estate and income taxes, Brookline, Oct. 3, 1862. Signed by treasurer Moses Withington.

[Printed form]

.516 receipted bill: C. Dyer, Brookline, Jan. 1, 1864, was paid for oysters

.517 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, April 1864.

[printed form, printed by F.A. Searle]

.518 receipted bill: Kenrick Brothers, Brookline, Dec. 15, 1862: was paid for range lining and labor

[printed billhead: dealers in stoves, stove-pipes, tin, block-tin and japanned ware, lead pipe & pumps]

.519 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, Oct. 1, 1863: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.520 receipted tax bill from United States Internal Revenue, Boston, Aug. 1, 1864, taxing income for 1863 and a carriage

[printed form, which also included space to tax billiard tables, yachts, and plate]

.521 receipted bill: Geo. M. Baker, no place, July-Aug., no year, was paid for flour, syrup, pounds of shot and powder, confectionery, raisins, rice, a box of caps, coffee, butter, cream of tartar, crackers, postage on Congregationalist, salt, hooks, peppermints, and crackers

.522 receipted bill: Kenrick Brothers, Brookline, July and Dec. 1861: was paid for labor on pump and coffee pot bottom

[printed billhead: dealers in stoves, stove-pipes, tin, block-tin and japanned ware, lead pipe & pumps]

.523 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Dec. 1, 1861, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.524 receipt: Galen James & Co., Boston, was paid for subscription to Student and Schoolmate and Forrester’s Boys’ and Girls’ Magazine, Sept. 6, 1861.

[Printed form, with notice of expiration of subscription]

.525 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, March 1, 1862, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.526 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, Jan. 1, 1862: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.527-.528 receipted bills: Trowbridge’s Longwood and Boston Express, Brookline, July 1, 1862, and Jan. 1, 1863, was paid for transporting, delivering or moving a barrel, a box of crackers, and two trunks

[printed billhead, illustrated with picture of delivery wagon]

.529 receipt: Proprietors of B. & R.M. Corp. were paid for tolls at the Western Avenue, July-Oct. 1861.

[printed form, printed by Prentiss & Deland]

.530 receipted bill: Henry E. Lang & Co., South Boston, March 25, 1864, was paid for coal

[printed billhead, dealers in coal, wood, bark, and hay]

.531 receipt for payment of poll and real estate or personal estate and income taxes, Brookline, Oct. 1, 1861. Signed by treasurer Moses Withington.

[Printed form]

.532 receipted bill: Howard Snelling & Co., Boston, Aug.-Oct., 1863, were paid for coal

[printed billhead: hard and soft coal and wood]

.533 receipted bill: Trowbridge’s Longwood and Boston Express, Brookline, Jan. 1, 1864, was paid for transporting, delivering or moving chairs, barrels, a tub, and trunks

[printed billhead, illustrated with picture of delivery wagon]

.534 receipted bill: R.A. Chase, Brookline, July 1, 1862, was paid for setting glass and painting two sleds

[printed billhead: painter and glazier; outside windows [i.e. storm windows?] and hot-bed sash got up at short notice]

.535 a long bill from Coolidge & Brother, no place, Jan. 1-Sept. 28, 1861, for food and grocery items, including flypaper, cider, a mop, alewives, a box of paint restorer, potatoes, apples, indigo, an earthenware pan, halibut, eggs, ham, and other food items (but very little meat)

.536 receipted bill: Howard Snelling & Co., Boston, Jan.-March 1863, were paid for coal and hay

[printed billhead: hard and soft coal and wood]

.537 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, Jan. 1862.

[printed form, printed by F.A. Searle]

.538-.539 receipted bills: Thomas S. Pettengill, Brookline, April-Dec. 1861, and Aug.-Dec. 1863, was paid for unspecified labor and flower plants

.540 account with Coolidge & Brother, Brookline, Aug. 5, 1863, totaling debits and credits

.541 receipted statement: Fred’k A. Brown & Co., Boston, July 9, 1864, was paid for unspecified merchandise

[printed form]

.542 certificate from Central Public Scales, Brookline, for load of hay, Nov. 6, 1863, drove by D.S. Coolidge; signed by W. D. Coolidge, weigher

[printed form; printed by Geo. C. Rand & Avery]

.543 bill from G. M. Wethern, Boston, Jan. 1, 1863, for repairing bonnet

[printed billhead: jobber and retailer of rich millinery goods]

.544 receipt: Smith & Parmelee, Boston, 185-, were paid for subscription for steel plate engraving of “The Last Days of Webster at Marshfield,” which cost $10

[printed form]

.545 receipted statement: George W. Carnes, Boston, June 1863, was paid for unspecified merchandise

[printed form]

.546 receipted bill: Kenrick Brothers, Brookline, July and Oct. 1863: were paid for pipe, elbows, door, cover, and cleaning pipe

[printed billhead: dealers in stoves, stove-pipes, tin, block-tin and japanned ware, lead pipe & pumps]

.547 receipted bill: C. Dyer, Brookline, April 1861, was paid for oysters

.548 receipt: E. W. Sanford, M.D., Brookline, July 1, 1864, was paid for professional services and medicine

[printed form, with office hours]

.549 certificate from Central Public Scales, Brookline, for load of hay, Jan. 9, 1862, drove by G. Babcock; signed by W. D. Coolidge, weigher

[printed form; printed by Geo. C. Rand & Avery]

.550 bill from Coolidge & Brother, no place, Oct. 2-Dec. 31, 1861, for food and grocery items, including bread, salaratus, fish, pepper, candles, stove[?] polish, ball of wicking, etc.

.551 receipted bill: A.J. Harrington, Boston, Nov. 29, 1863, was paid for turkey, cabbage, apples

[printed billhead: commission and wholesale dealer in country produce]

.552 receipted bill: C. Dyer, Brookline, April 1863, was paid for oysters

.553 receipted bill: R.A. Chase, Brookline, Dec. 31, 1862, was paid for paint, putty, and work

[printed billhead: painter and glazier; outside windows [i.e. storm windows?] and hot-bed sash got up at short notice]

.554 bill from G. M. Wethern, Boston, July 1, 1863, for bonnet

[printed billhead: jobber and retailer of rich millinery goods]

.555 receipted bill: Baldwin & Heald, Boston, Oct. 7, 1862, were paid for ham bacon

[printed billhead: Boston and Ohio beef, pork, lard, hams, tallow, smoked beef, tongues, tripe, &c.]

.556 receipted bill: R.A. Chase, Brookline, Dec. 31, 1863, was paid for work, varnish, paint, and putty

[printed billhead: painter and glazier; outside windows [i.e. storm windows?] and hot-bed sash got up at short notice]

.557 receipted bill: Palmer, Waterman & Hatch, Boston, Oct. 7, 1863, were paid for textiles fabrics: black repp silk, print, striped taffeta

[printed billhead, illustrated with picture of the store at 13 Winter St.]

.558 receipted bill: David Ellis & Co., Boston, Dec. 31, 1861, was paid for butter

[printed billhead: dealers in butter, cheese, lard, beans and dried apples]

.559 receipted statement: Palmer, Waterman & Hatch, Boston, July 8, 1864, were paid for unknown merchandise

[printed billhead]

.560 receipt for payment of poll, real estate, and personal estate and income taxes, Brookline, Oct. 1, 1863. Signed by treasurer Moses Withington.

[Printed form]

.561 receipted bill: Israel W. Munroe & Co., Boston, June 15, 1863, were paid for sugar and starch[?]

[printed billhead: wholesale grocers and flour dealers]

.562 receipted bill: R.A. Chase, Brookline, July 1, 1863, was paid for varnishing and coach varnish

[printed billhead: painter and glazier; out side windows [i.e. storm windows?] and hot-bed sash got up at short notice]

.563 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, June 1, 1862, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.564 receipted bill: Howard Snelling & Co., Boston, July 1, 1863, were paid for coal and wood

[printed billhead: hard and soft coal and wood]

.565 receipt: Proprietors of B. & R.M. Corp. were paid for tolls at the Western Avenue, Oct. [1861]-Jan. 1862.

[printed form, printed by Prentiss & Deland]

.566 receipted bill: Isaac H. Meserve, Boston, Aug. 28, 1863, was paid for butter

[printed billhead: commission merchant for flour, butter, cheese, pork, lard, and all kinds of country produce]

.567 receipted bill: Buckley & Bancroft, Boston, Aug. 26, 1861, were paid for parlor[?] chairs, piano stool, and reception chair

[printed billhead: Furniture and Looking-Glass Warehouse, and upholstery goods]

.568 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, July 1, 1862, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score,” recording amounts of milk delivered]

.569 receipted bill: S. Wiswall, Roxbury, Oct. 1864, was paid for various food items: ham, salmon, potatoes, apples, peaches, corn, syrup, pears, melon, squash

[printed billhead: dealer in provisions, fruit, vegetables, fresh fish, butter, lard, eggs, hams, &c.]

.570 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, July 1863.

[printed form, printed by F.A. Searle]

.571 receipt for payment of poll, real estate, and personal estate and income taxes, Brookline, Oct. 4, 1864. Signed by treasurer Moses Withington.

[Printed form]

.572 receipted bill: C.L. Palmer, Brookline, Oct. 1864, was paid for painting and varnishing, varnish, oil, paint

.573 receipted bill: Howard Snelling & Co., Boston, April 1, 1864, were paid for coal

[printed billhead: hard and soft coal and wood]

.574 receipted bill: Fred’k A. Brown & Co., Boston, Nov. 1, 1864, was paid for books and a slate

[printed billhead: dealers in books and stationery, agents for Guyot’s maps, Joslyn’s globes, Pierce’s black boards, Bonney’s writing ink, Boston school slates, &c.]

.575 certificate from Central Public Scales, Brookline, for load of hay, Sept. 23, 1861, drove by G. Babcock; signed by W. D. Coolidge, weigher

[printed form; printed by Geo. C. Rand & Avery]

.576 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, June 13, 1864, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score”]

.577 receipted bill: Thomas S. Pettengill, Brookline, April-Dec. 1861, and Aug.-Dec. 1863, was paid for cleaning out cesspool, unspecified labor, setting out trees, and flower plants

.578 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, July 1, 1863: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.579 receipt: Joseph H. Allen, Boston, was paid for subscription to Student and Schoolmate and Forrester’s Boys’ and Girls’ Magazine, Dec. 8, 1864.

[Printed form]

.580-.581 receipts: N.A. Viles, Waltham, Jan. 1, 1863 and 1862, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score,” recording amounts sold]

.582-.583 receipts: George Frost, Roxbury, July 1, 1864, and Jan. 1, 1863: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.584 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Dec. 1, 1862, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.585-.586 receipts: Proprietors of B. & R.M. Corp. were paid for tolls at the Western Avenue, April-July and Jan.-April 1862.

[printed form, printed by Prentiss & Deland]

.587 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, March 1, 1863, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.588 bill from G.B. Tolman, Lynn, Sept. 28, 1861, for pants, vest, coat, with note that it was charged to Brett, Newell & Co.

.589 receipted bill: E. Allen & Co., Boston, May 5, 1864, was paid for a fan cass [facny cassimere?]

[printed billhead: foreign and domestic woolens, vestings, and tailor’s trimmings]

.590 receipt: Worthington, Flanders & Co., Boston, were paid for subscription to Daily Evening Traveller, July 25, 1864

[printed form, with titles of other publications listed]

.591 certificate from Central Public Scales, Brookline, for load of hay, March 9, 1863, drove by Chas. Stearns, Jr.; signed by W. D. Coolidge, weigher

[printed form; printed by Geo. C. Rand & Avery]

.592 receipt: C. W. Ruggles, postmaster, Brookline, was paid for postage on newspapers, Jan. 1, 1865

[printed form, printed by Searle, Boston]

.593 receipted bill: J.G. Batchelder, Brookline, July 1862 (for Oct. charges) was paid for mason work, stock, stove thimble [note: this item is upside down]

.594 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, Oct. 1, 1862: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.595 receipted bill: A.J. Harrington, Boston, Nov. 28, 1862, was paid for apples, etc.

[printed billhead: commission and wholesale dealer in country produce]

.596 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, Jan. 1863.

[printed form, printed by F.A. Searle]

.597 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, Oct. 1, 1862, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score,” recording amounts of milk delivered]

.598 receipted bill: C. Dyer, Brookline, Sept. 15, 1862, was paid for halibut and mackerel

.599 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, April 1863.

[printed form, printed by F.A. Searle]

.600 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, April 1, 1863: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.601-.602 receipted bills: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, Jan. 1864 and Oct. 1861.

[printed forms, printed by F.A. Searle]

.603 receipt: Proprietors of B. & R.M. Corp. were paid for tolls at the Western Avenue, Oct. [1862]-Jan. 1863.

[printed form, printed by Prentiss & Deland]

.604 receipted bill: C. Dyer, Brookline, July 1, 1864, was paid for oysters, shad, and halibut

.605 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Sept. 1, 1863, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.606 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, April 1, 1863, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score,” recording amounts of milk delivered]

.607 receipted bill: Henry E. Lang & Co., South Boston, Feb. 5, 1864, was paid for coal

[printed billhead, dealers in coal, wood, bark, and hay]

.608 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Dec. 1, 1863, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.609 receipt: Smith & Prescott, Jamaica Plain, Oct. 1, 1863, were paid for ice

[printed form, printed by Hollis & Gunn]

.610 receipt: E.A. Wild, Brookline, Nov. 30, 1861, was paid for medical attendance in 1861.

[printed form]

.611 receipt: E. W. Sanford, M.D., Brookline, Jan. 1, 1863, was paid for professional services and medicines

[printed form, with office hours]

.612 receipt: C. W. Ruggles, postmaster, Brookline, was paid for postage on newspapers, April 1861-April 1862, but dated Oct. 11, 1861

[printed form, printed by David Clapp]

On back: account for Davis’ horse keeping, Jan.-April 1862; also mentions Kingston Street Stable

.613 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, April 1, 1862, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score,” recording amounts of milk delivered]

.614 receipt: E.A. Wild, Brookline, March 7, 1863, was paid for medical attendance in 1861.

[printed form]

.615 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, April 1, 1862: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.616 receipted statement: Palmer, Waterman & Hatch, Boston, June 12, 1863, were paid for unspecified merchandise, Mozambique, Grenadine, umbrella

[printed billhead]

.617 receipt: C.H. Pearson & Co., Boston, June 1864, were paid for subscription to Home Monthly

[printed form]

.618 receipt: C. W. Ruggles, postmaster, Brookline, was paid for postage on newspapers, Aug. 20, 1863

[printed form, printed by Searle, Boston]

.619 receipted bill: E. W. Noyes, Roxbury, March 16, 1863, was paid for ewer and basin, chamber pot, cut tumblers, sugar and creamer

.620 receipted bill: Thomas S. Pettengill, Brookline, March-Nov. 1861, was paid for unspecified labor, flower plants, beating carpets, cleaning well

.621 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, Oct. 1, 1861, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score,” recording amounts of milk delivered]

.622 receipted bill: C. Dyer, Brookline, July 1, 1863, was paid for oysters and lobsters

.623 receipted bill: John D. Kelly[?], Brookline, April 11, 1857, was paid for repairing table and cricket

.624 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, Oct. 1, 1861: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.625 receipted bill: H. A. Emery, no place, April-Dec. 1860, for dental work: gold and silver fillings, extracting teeth, repairing plate, pot of tooth paste

.626 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, July 1, 1863, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score,” recording amounts of milk delivered]

.627 receipted bill: Dyer & Hopkins, Brookline, Dec. 30, 1861, were paid for oysters

.628 receipt: Joseph H. Allen, Boston, was paid for subscription to Student and Schoolmate and Forrester’s Boys’ and Girls’ Magazine, Sept. 18, 1863.

[Printed form]

.629 receipted bill: E. W. Noyes, Roxbury, Oct. 1, 1864, was paid for hair brush[?], trunk, sugar, chamber pot, top, dish, sauce pan

.630 letter from George M. Baker, Marshfield, Aug. 15, 1864. In looking over his day book, he found he neglected to charge Brett for some purchases (sugar, meal, peppermints) – please send payment for these

.631 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, Jan. 1, 1864, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score,” recording amounts of milk delivered]

.632 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, July 1, 1861: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.633 certificate from Fairbanks’ Standard Scales, Brookline, April 14, 1864, for load of salt hay owned by George Babcock of Brookline, sold to Z.F. Brett, signed by W. D. Coolidge, weigher

[printed form]

.634 receipted bill: A. G. Mathews, Brookline, Sept. 14, 1862, was paid for tuning pianoforte

.635 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, April 1862

[printed form, printed by F.A. Searle]

.636 receipt: Galen James & Co., Boston, was paid for subscription to Student and Schoolmate and Forrester’s Boys’ and Girls’ Magazine, Sept. 8, 1862.

[Printed form]

.637 receipt: Galen James & Co., Boston, Jan. 2, 1864, were paid for subscription to The Congregationalist.

[Printed form.]

.638 receipt: Mrs. Z.F. Brett paid D.W. Childs & Co., Boston, Aug. 1862, for subscription to Home Monthly

[printed form]

.639 receipt: Galen James & Co., Boston, Jan. 12, 1863, were paid for subscription to The Congregationalist.

[Printed form.]

.640 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, October 1862

[printed form, printed by F.A. Searle]

.641 receipt: Proprietors of B. & R.M. Corp. were paid for tolls at the Western Avenue, July-Oct. 1862.

[printed form, printed by Prentiss & Deland]

.642 receipt: Mrs. Z.F. Brett paid D.W. Childs & Co., Boston, Feb. 18, 1863, for subscription to Home Monthly

[printed form]

.643 certificate from Central Public Scales, Brookline, for load of straw, Nov. 2, 1861, drove by George Babcock.; signed by W. D. Coolidge, weigher

[printed form; printed by Geo. C. Rand & Avery]

.644 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, June 1, 1863, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.645 receipted bill: Thomas S. Pettengill, Brookline, July 18, 1864, was paid for unspecified labor and flower plants

.646 receipted bill: C. Dyer, Brookline, Jan. 14, 1862, was paid for oysters

.647 receipted bill: I.S. Getchell, Brookline, Oct. 28, 1859, was paid for lumber, nails, boards, repairing sled, drawing board, conductors [gutters?], lead, trellises, mosquito frames and netting, putting on windows and doors, repairing cart for boy, filing saw, repairing blinds, painting, rubber straps, and unspecified labor

.648 receipted bill: L.M. Perry & Co., Brookline, Nov. 4, 1864, was paid for repairing and varnishing rocking chairs, a new cover on a seat, and labor

.649-.650 receipt and bill: Geo. W. Randall, Boston, March 21, 1863, and June 10, 1862, was paid for repairs on carryall; the bill from 1862 specifies what those repairs were

.651 receipted bill: M. E. Eager, Brookline, July 1, 1864, was paid for painting and varnishing a wagon, a whiffletree, and knobs

.652 receipted bill: A. G. Mathews, Brookline, Jan. 1, 1864, was paid for repairs to pianoforte

.653 receipted bill: M. W. Peirce, Boston, Nov. 5, 1864, was paid for repairing gas fixtures

.654 bill from Edwin Field, no place, Jan.-June 1861, for such sewing supplies as worsted, needles, cotton, braid, ribbon, elastic, edging, muslin, w. bones [whalebones], and also a book, a comb, and mittens

.655 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, April 2, 1860.

[printed form, printed by T. Groom & Co., Boston]

.656 receipted bill: J.R. & A.T. Burditt, Boston, Dec. 2, 1864, were paid for making and trimming pants and vest

[printed billhead: merchant tailors]

.657 receipted bill: R.A. Chase, Brookline, June 30, 1864, was paid for setting lights, painting windows and tin roof, and for carpentry repairs

[printed billhead: painter and glazier; out side windows [i.e. storm windows?] and hot-bed sash got up at short notice]

.658 receipt: Richard Davis, Boston, Jan. 1862, was paid money to settle balance

.659 receipted bill: C. Dyer, Brookline, Jan. 1, 1863, was paid for oysters, cod, mackerel

.660 receipted bill: Hattie [Harriet] N. Churchill, Newton, Oct. 31, 1863, was paid for Carrie Brett’s piano lessons and sheet music

.661-.662 receipted bills: C. Dyer, Brookline, Oct. 1 and April 1, 1864, was paid for cod, mackerel, and oysters

.663 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, June 30, 1865.

[printed form, printed by F.A. Searle]

.664 receipted bill: estate of A. P. Pond, no place, Sept. 7, 1864, was paid for shoes

.665 receipted bill: C. Dyer, Brookline, Jan. 1, 1865, was paid for oysters

.666 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, Dec. 31, 1864, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score” – chart to record milk purchases; printed by J. Hastings, Waltham]

.667 receipted bill: Thomas S. Pettengill, Brookline, Dec. 31, 1864, was paid for unspecified labor and getting in coal

.668 receipted bill: Howard Snelling & Co., Boston, May 16, 1863, were paid for coal

[printed billhead: hard and soft coal and wood]

.669 receipted bill: Timothy Smith, no place, Nov. 1, 1864, was paid for skirt, gloves, comb, and hose, and such sewing supplies as dry goods, buttons, braid, cord, darning needles, worsted, and elastic

.670 receipted bill: Trowbridge’s Longwood and Boston Express, Brookline, Jan. 1, 1865, was paid for transporting, delivering or moving a grate, ice cream, hames[?],trunks, stove, stool and chair

[printed billhead, illustrated with picture of delivery wagon]

.671 receipted bill: Trowbridge’s [Longwood and Boston Express], Longwood, July 1, 1865, was paid for transporting, delivering or moving a basket, picture, chair, and barrel[?]

.672 receipted bill: C.L. Palmer, Brookline, July 1865, was paid for painting, oil, paint, painting blinds, putty

.673 receipted bill: Nathan Dorr, Brookline, June 28, 1865, was paid for repairing fence, window spring, wire netting, screws, and unspecified labor

.674 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, April 1, 1865, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score” – chart to record milk purchases; printed by J. Hastings, Waltham]

.675 receipted bill: H. N. Sanborn, no place, Oct. 28, 1863, was paid for pointing well curb, bricks, and cement

.676-.677 receipted bills: E. W. Noyes, Roxbury, Jan. 1 and July 1, 1865, was paid for yards of something, plates, comb, brush, dishes, mat, broom, gimlet

.678 receipted bill: Wm. P. Homer, Boston, July 19, 1865, was paid for sheets, towels, cord

[printed billhead]

.679 receipt: E. W. Sanford, M.D., Brookline, Jan. 2, 1865, was paid for professional services and medicine

[printed form, with office hours]

.680 certificate from Fairbanks’ Standard Scales, Brookline, Feb. 1, 1865, for load of straw owned by George Babcock of Brookline, sold to Z.F. Brett, signed by W. D. Coolidge, weigher

[printed form]

.681-.682 bills sent to C. F. Brett and Z.F. Brett, from Spalding, Hay & Wales, Boston, May 1, 1865, for printed cambric; and April 17, 1864, for [illegible]

[printed billheads, successors to Palmer, Waterman & Hatch, illustrated with picture of store at 13 Winter Street]

.683 receipted statement: Spalding, Hay & Wales, Boston, June 2, 1865, were paid for the merchandise mentioned in .681-.682

[printed billhead]

.684 receipted bill: J.R. & A.T. Burditt, Boston, July 19, 1865, were paid for [bill torn]

[printed billhead: merchant tailors]

.685 receipted bill: Kenrick Brothers, Brookline, August 1864: were paid for griddle and repairing teapot

[printed billhead: dealers in stoves, stove-pipes, tin, block-tin and japanned ware, lead pipe & pumps]

.686 receipted bill: A. G. Mathews, Brookline, Jan. 2, 1865, was paid for tuning and repairing pianoforte

.687 receipted bill: J.S. Holman, Boston, Jan. 6, 1865, was paid for repairing boots, bootees, and shoes, including heeling, soling, and patching

.688 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, March 31, 1865.

[printed form, printed by F.A. Searle]

.689 receipted bill: Harriet [Hattie] N. Churchill, Newton, Jan. 11, 1865, was paid for Carrie Brett’s piano lessons and sheet music

.690 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Sept. 1, 1862, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.691 receipted bill: Bonney & Wood, no place, Jan.-Feb. 1865, were paid for turnips, squash, chickens, apples, celery, hams, rump

.692 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, Oct. 1, 1865, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score” – chart to record milk purchases; printed by J. Hastings, Waltham]

.693 receipted bill: Howard Snelling & Co., Boston, May 1, 1865, were paid for coal

[printed billhead: hard and soft coal and wood]

.694 receipted bill: Richard Hills & Brother, Boston, Jan. 2, 1865, were paid for silver plated basket

[printed billhead: watchmakers, and dealers in watches and jewelry]

.695 receipted bill: Howard Snelling & Co., Boston, Nov. 1, 1865, were paid for wood

[printed billhead: hard and soft coal and wood]

.696 receipt for payment of poll, real estate, and personal estate and income taxes, Brookline, Aug. 11, 1865, paid Sept. 29, 1865. Signed by treasurer Moses Withington.

[Printed form]

.697-.698 receipted bills: Howard Snelling & Co., Boston, Aug. 22, 1865 [this one torn], and Dec. 31, 1864, were paid for wood and coal

[printed billhead: hard and soft coal and wood]

.699 receipted bill: J.F. Houghton, Brookline, Jan. 1865, was paid for repairing bell wire

[printed billhead: stoves, tin and iron ware, plumbing materials, &c.]

.700 receipt: John Holman & Co., Boston, June 7, 1865, was paid for bill rendered

[printed billhead: feathers, curled horse hair, mattresses and bedding of all kinds]

.701 receipt: Galen James & Co., Boston, April 4, 1865, were paid for subscription to The Congregationalist.

[Printed form.]

.702 account from T. C. Sherman, no place, March 2-Aug. 26, 1865

.703 receipted bill: Bonney & Wood, Roxbury, Aug. 1, 1865, were paid for apples, coconut, ham, radishes, pineapples, mutton, beef, strawberries

.704 receipt: Saint Paul’s Church in Brookline, Jan. 1865, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by William Aspinwall, treasurer.

[printed form]

.705 receipted bill: Geo. T. Blake, Boston, Sept. 23, 1865, was paid for table and chair

[printed billhead: furniture, upholstery and looking-glass establishment, late Kittredge & Blakes, (etc.)]

.706 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, Oct. 1, 1865: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.707 receipted bill: S. Wiswall, [Roxbury], March-Aug. 1865, was paid for various food items: mutton, apples, beef, cabbages, ham, pears, etc.

.708 receipted statement: Spalding, Hay & Wales, Boston, Sept.-Oct. 1865, were paid plain pap [paper?]

[printed billhead]

.709 receipted bill: Howard Snelling & Co., Boston, Dec. 31, 1864, were paid for coal

[printed billhead: hard and soft coal and wood]

.710 receipted bill: A.J. Harrington, Boston, Aug. 3, 1865, was paid for apples

[printed billhead: commission and wholesale dealer in country produce]

.711-.713 certificates from Fairbanks’ Standard Scales, Brookline, Sept. 15, Nov. 24, and Sept. 4, 1865, for loads of hay and straw owned by W.J. Griggs of Brookline, sold to Z.F. Brett, signed by W. D. Coolidge, weigher

[printed form]

.714-.715 receipted statements: Snow, Boyden & Knight, Boston, Nov. 1865 and Jan. 1, 1866, were paid for various books, including a French grammar, a scrap book, geometry, Latin and Greek books, a toy book, a diary, etc., as well as mucilage, etc.

[printed billhead: booksellers and stationers; on bright yellow paper]

.716 receipted bill: A.J. Harrington, Boston, Oct. 14, 1865, was paid for apples

[printed billhead: commission and wholesale dealer in country produce]

.717 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, April 1, 1865: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.718 receipted bill: Thomas S. Pettengill, Brookline, Feb.-Nov., no year [1865?], was paid for unspecified labor and getting in coal

.719 receipt: Saint Paul’s Church in Brookline, Sept. 1865, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by William Aspinwall, treasurer.

[printed form]

.720 receipted bill: L D. Holden, Boston, Oct. 14, 1865, was paid for butter

[printed billhead: butter, cheese, lard, eggs, beans, dried apples, poultry, &c.; name of Alex. Young has been crossed through, and Holden’s name written in]

.721 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Dec. 1, 1865, was paid for rent and pew tax, and also for space in horse shed; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

Printed form.

.722 receipt: George Frost, Roxbury, Jan. 1, 1866: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]

.723 receipted bill: B. H. Crosby, Brookline, Nov. 1, 1865, was paid for oysters

.724 receipt: N.A. Viles, Waltham, July 1, 1865, was paid for milk;

[printed form; on back: “milk score” – chart to record milk purchases; printed by J. Hastings, Waltham]

.725 certificate from Fairbanks’ Standard Scales, Brookline, Feb. 16, 1865, for load of hay owned by C. Stearns of Brookline, sold to Z.F. Brett, signed by W. D. Coolidge, weigher

[printed form]

.726 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, Dec. 31, 1864.

[printed form, printed by F.A. Searle]

.727 receipt: Smith & Brigham, Brookline, Nov. 1, 1864: were paid for ice.

[printed form, with decoration]

.728 receipted bill: J.F. Houghton, Brookline, Aug. 1, 1865, was paid for border door and frame, water closet pan, and labor

[printed billhead: stoves, tin and iron ware, plumbing materials, &c.]

.729 receipted bill: Thomas Stafford, Brookline, March 12, 1864, was paid for repairing pump

.730 receipted bill: J.F. Houghton, Brookline, July 1, 1865, was paid for solder and labor on roof and pump

[printed billhead: stoves, tin and iron ware, plumbing materials, &c.]

.731 receipted bill: James Flaherty, Brookline, Deb. 15, 1865, was paid for new shoes

.732 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, March 1, 1865, was paid for rent and pew tax, and also for space in horse shed; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

[Printed form.]

.733 receipt: Smith & Brigham, Brookline, Nov. 1, 1865: were paid for ice.

[printed form, with decoration]

.734 receipted bill: Horace James, [Brookline], May-June 1865, was paid for putty, plaster of Paris, mason’s labor, drain pipe, cement, brick, carting, etc.

.735 receipt: Harvard Congregational Society, Brookline, Dec. 1, 1866, was paid for rent and pew tax, and also for space in horse shed; receipted by Moses Withington, treasurer.

[Printed form.]

.736 receipted bill: Spalding, Hay & Wales, Boston, Oct. 15, 1866, was paid for alpaca

[printed billhead, illustrated with picture of store at 9 Winter Street]

.737 receipted bill: Brookline Gas Light Company was paid for gas, June 30, 1866.

[printed form, printed by F.A. Searle]

Folder 4: loose items from Bills and receipt book, 1856-1866, acc. 93x55.1

.738 receipted bill: M. E. Eager, [Brookline], Oct.-Nov. 1858, was paid for painting and varnishing something, setting a tire, shaft bolts, trimming spokes, and other repairs to wagons or carriages;

With note: that part of the bill was for repairs to the carryall broken by Mr. Eastman, and Z.F.B. expects him to pay part of the bill

.739 bill from H. A. Emery, no place, Feb.-Dec. 1859, for dental work, including gold fillings, tooth on old plate, and pots of tooth paste

.740 receipt: Saint Paul’s Church in Brookline, Nov. 1864, was paid for rent and pew tax; receipted by William Aspinwall, treasurer.

[printed form]

.741 receipt: Jonas Fisk, Brighton, May 23, 1865, was paid for painting spring wagon, washing wheels, a trace loop, whiffletree leathers, and repairs to top and iron work

.742 receipt: Palmer, Waterman & Hatch, Boston, June 1, 1865, receipted payment

[printed form]

.743-.745 receipts: George Frost, Roxbury, April 1, 1861, Jan. 1, 1864, and July 1, 1865: was paid for bread.

[printed form: Family bread and cake baker; dinner and supper rolls baked to order]