The Winterthur Library

The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE 19735

302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator: Elkins, Joseph.

Title: Account book

Dates: 1828-1858

Call No.: Doc. 408

Acc. No.: 77x551

Quantity: 1 volume

Location: 31 D

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

Joseph Elkins resided in New Market, New Hampshire. He was primarily a bricklayer, but also performed maintenance work on houses on shops.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

Records debits and credits accrued by Elkins for such activities as laying bricks, building chimneys, repairing chimneys, plastering, whitewashing, painting, plowing, and framing a wood house. To perform his work, Elkins often bought such items as brick, mortar, lime, iron, sand, and shingles, for which he charged the client. When noting days of labor for which he was owed, Elkins often included the name of an assistant. In the later years, Elkins installed stoves for people in addition to his other tasks.

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

The materials are in English.

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

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

PROVENANCE

Purchased from Goodspeed's Book Shop.

ACCESS POINTS

Topics:

Bricklaying.

Masonry.

Bricks.

Plastering.

Wages - Building trades.

Dwellings - New Hampshire - Newmarket - Maintenance and repair.

House painting.

Building materials.

Casual labor.

Business records - New Hampshire - Newmarket.

Account books.

Bricklayers.

Plasterers.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

Location: 31 D

List of names found in Doc. 408 (acc. 77x551)

Badger, Mrs.

Bennett, Edwin

Bennett, John S.

Blodget, Perley

Bradford, Mr.

Bradford, Augustus

Bradford, John

Bradhead, Daniel

Branscon, Arthur

Brascomb, C. H.

Brooks, Benj.

Bunker, John

Burleigh, James Jr.

Burleigh, W.

Burlingam, Mrs.

Card, Thomas

Channell, Francis P.

Channelt, Abram

Chapman, Ebenezer

Chapman, Jeremiah Y.

Chase, Dr.

Cheswell, Moses

Churchill, Thomas

Clay, Mrs.

Creighton, J.D.

Creighton, James B.

Daniel, Lyman

Davis, George 0.

Day, Ephraim

Doe, John

Doe, Joseph R.

Dow, Ewell

Dow, S. P.

Drake (of Kennard & Drake)

Durgin, Miles

Durham, Joseph Young

Elkins, Joseph

Filsom, Wm.

Folsom, John

Folsom, John S.

Folson, William

French, Bradstreet

French, Reuben

Garland, John

Giles, John

Green, Mrs.

Green, S. P.

Green, Simon B.

Hager, James E.

Haley, S. A., & Co.

Haley, S. A.

Hart, Abigail

Harvey, N. H.

Hayes, Jacob

Hayes, Zenas

Hill, Nathaniel, of Dover

Hodgdon, John

Horne, Mr.

Hoy, Ch-nr.

Joy, Ebenr.

Kelsye, William Jr.

Kennard & Drake

Kitbridge, George W.

Knowles, Charles

Leavitt, N. H.

Leathers, James

Leavitt, Nathan H.

Lowle, John M.

Marston, David

Mather, John

Mead, Jeremiah

Meserve, John S.

Morse, Lyman

Morsetone, Lyman

Moulton, Dr.

Murray, Timothy C.

Newfield Academy Company

Newmarket Iron Foundery Co.

Pemroy, Joseph

Penderghast, Solomon

Pinder, James

Pinder, James S.

Pinkham, Mrs.

Ranlet, Charles

Redwood, Beston

Redwood, Waine

Rundlet, Charles P.

Sanborn, John R.

Savage, Samuel

Shackford, W. A.

Shagoon, Mrs.

Shaw, John S.

Shute, Mrs.

Shute, Andrew, Jr.

Slickney, W. W.

Smart, John

Smith, Ebenezer (Capt.)

Smith, James W.

Smith, John

Smith, Walter

Snart, James

Stackpole, Nathan

Stackpole, Wm.

Stickney, Wm. W.

Stott, Joseph

Talker, Dewitt

Tenney, P. W.

Tenny, William

Thomas, Charles

Thompson, Nathaniel

Thompson, William

Torr, Vincent

Towl, John M.

Tuttle, Benj, B.

Universal Meeting House Company

Vinal, James

Watson, George

Watson, Joseph S.

Warren, Mrs.

Warren, Columbus

Wedgwood, James D.

Wiggins, Dorothy

Willey, Charles D.

Willey, Thomas