The Winterthur Library

 The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE  19735

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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

 

Creator:          Jones, Asa.                              

Title:               Account book

Dates:             1790-1840

Call No.:         Doc. 596

Acc. No.:         70x65

Quantity:        1 volume (420 pages, plus items laid in)

Location:        31 E

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

 

Asa Jones was a furniture maker and housewright in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

Records debits and credits accrued by Jones for woodworking and agricultural activities.  He performed such tasks as making windows frames, making blinds for windows, turning bed posts, fixing benches, shingling, building coffins, and making candlesticks.  Many entries relate to the exchange of boards and planks for finished products.  Jones also noted making barrels of cider "at my mill."  Others were indebted to him for "carrying you to town meeting."

           

 

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

 

The materials are in English.

 

 

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

 

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

           

 

PROVENANCE

 

Purchased from N. David Scotti.

           

 

 

ACCESS POINTS

 

Topics:

            Furniture.

            Dwellings - Maintenance and repair - Massachusetts - Bridgewater.

            Casual labor.

            Agricultural implements.

            Livestock.

            Cider.

            Mills and mill-work - Massachusetts - Bridgewater.

            Agriculture - Accounting.

            Agricultural wages.

            Farm produce.

            Lumber trade - Massachusetts - Bridgewater.

            Rent charges.

            Business records - Massachusetts - Bridgewater.

            Account books.

            Carpenters.

            Cabinetmakers.

           

           

 

 

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

 

Location: 31 E

 


 


Index to Doc. 596 (acc. 70x65)

 

NOTE: Some page numbers have been duplicated. In such cases, the duplication is numbered "a". Numbers skip from 121 to 222.

 

 


 

Alden, Daniel 29, 40

Ames, Daniel 230

Ames, David 304

Ames, Job 256

Ames, Joshua 13, 14

Ames, Timothy 254

 

Bachelder, Thomas 97, 111

Baker, Moses 258

Bartlet,  Edward 299

Battles, Ara 282, 283

Battles, Asa 43

Battles, David 32

Battles, John 290, 291

Battles, John (Capt.) 323, 325

Battles, John (Lieut.) 322

Battles,   Samuel 31

(spelled Battels)

Beal, Isaac 116

Beal, Japhet 41

Beal, Jeremiah 51, 52

Beal, Jonathan 35, 246

Belchers 108a, 109a

Belsher [Belcher?], Elisha  224

Blanchard, Joseph 82

Boden 117

Boles, William  335, 416-419

Boodry, George   414, 415

(also spelled Boodery, Budrey)

Booles, William - see Boles

Bradley, George   101

Bradley, James    105a

Brett, Alpheus   228

Brett, Calvin 90a

[spelled Britt]

Brett, Isaac 63

Brett, Joseph 232

Brett, Parmenas 312

Brett, Rufus 79

Brett, William 108

Brett, Zenas 93

Bridgewater and Randolph Stage Company 304

Bryant, Calven 84

Bryant, Nathan 14

Capen, Adam 296

Carey, Barzilla 92

Cary, Daniel 44

Cary, Daniel (Major) 83, 84

Cary, Howard (Lieut.)  104a

Cary, Jonathan 274

Cary, Moses 13, 14, 35

Clark, Lemuel 39

Coffen, Joshua 227

Cobb, John (Jr.) 266, 267

Cole, Ephraim (Lieut.) 34, 334

Conner, Timothy 223, 225

Crafts, John 53

Crafts, Thomas 49, 50

Crocker, Perez  241, 243, 244, 245

Curtis, Isaac 108a

Curtis, Theop[hillus 102

[spelled Curtice]

Curtis, Thomas 376

 

Dorren   109a

Dunbar, Edwin 119

Dunbar, Simeon 6., 26

Dunbar, Simeon (Lieut.) 28, 70, 71

Dunnum, Thomas J. 39

 

Edson, Jonathan    105

Emese(?), Ephraim 229

Emmes, John 242

Eston, James 65

 

Faxon, Orrin 89

Field, Barzillai 2, 113a

Field, Daniel 42, 113

Field, Daniel (Lieut.) 324

Field, Ephraim 59

Field, Waldow 335

Field, William 112, 113

Ford, Daniel 351

Ford, David 255, 257, 300, 350, 380

Ford, David (Jr.) 301, 336, 337, 360

Ford, Mark 112a

Ford, Noah 358

French, Dependence 81

French, Tolmon 105a

French, William 4, 37, 38, 259, 327,

French, William (Capt.) 94

French, William (Jr.) 258

Fuller, Jacob 64

 

Gluver (Glover?), Austin 410, 411, 412

Groves, Ephraim 19

Gurney, Micah 39

Gurney, Thomas 347

 

Handy 297

Hanson 24

Harlow, Nathaniel 313

Holbrook, Hiram 409

Holbrook, Robert 59

Horton, Isaac 310

Howard, Asa 234, 235, 286, 287

Howard, Aseph 85

Howard, Caleb 77-80

Howard, Daniel 72, 74

Howard, Darius 238

Howard, Ephraim 91

Howard, Gideon 110

Howard, John  1

Howard, Jos[h]ua  98

Howard, Oliver  242

Howard, Robert  15

Howard, Silas  33

Hunt, Albert  60

Huntington, Daniel (Rev.)  280, 281, 292, 293, 330, 331, 364, 365, 396

 

Jackson, Barnard  247

Jackson, Caleb  264

Jackson, William  41

Johnson., Mason  35, 36

Jonah, Thomas  120, 121

Jonathan, Jackson  81

Jones, Nathan, & Co.  317, 332

Jones, Asa 387

Jones, Asa B. 386

Jones, Augustus 370, 371, 382-385

Jones, Francis 56

Jones, Nathan 316, 338, 339, 372, 373

Jones, Rosseter 344, 345

Jones, William F. 60

Jotham, Calvin  27, 28

Jotham, Luther  66

 

Keith, Isaac 33

Keith, Levi 226

Kingman, Abel (Lieut.) 96

Kingman, Benjamin 253

 

Leach, Dexter 25

Leach, John 378, 379

Leach, Washington 80

Lemma, William 251

Lewis, William 24

Lincoln, Nehemiah 246

Loring, George 407

Lothrop, Barnabas 41

 

Macomber, Thomas 9, 10

 

Neal, Michael 362

(also spelled Neill)

Neill, Michael - see Neal

Nois (Noyce?), Spencer 89

Noyce, John 89

 

Packard, Abiah 94a

Packard, Adin 21, 22, 30, 298, 299

Packard, Adin (Jr.) (Capt.)  261-263, 265

Packard, Ambrose 98, 99, 103

Packard, Ames 70, 75

Packard, Apol[l]as 39, 288, 289, 311

Packard, Benjamin 11, 12

Packard, Cyrus 58

Packard, Daniel 100

Packard, David 272

Packard, Edward 104, 251

Packard, Edward S. 406

Packard, Elbridge 354

Packard, Elbredge H. 366, 367, 377

Packard, Hosea 296

Packard, Howard 250

Packard, Israel 236, 237

Packard, John 270, 271, 284

Packard, John (Capt.) 342

Packard, Jonas 240

Packard, Levi 94a, 95a

Packard, Luke (Lieut.) 308

Packard, Micha 35

Packard, Parmenas 3, 95

Packard, Peres 5

Packard, Samuel 114

Packard, Silas 7, 8

Packard, Sihon (Jr.)  346

Packard, Sion 104

Packard, Thomas 57,  60

Packard, Zenus 5

Packard, Zenas (Jr.)  320

Page, Joseph 229

Parrish, Joseph 108a

Perkins, James 47, 48

Perkins, Jesse (Capt.) 61, 62, 65a, 67

Perkins, Jonathan  17-20

Perkins, Mark  276

Perkins, Sidney  314, 315, 356

Perry, Nathan 278

Polard [Pollard?], Stephen 229

Pomroy, George 27

Porter, Isaac 224

Porter, John (Rev.) 68

Porter, Jonathan 48

Pratt, Amey (WD?) 43

Pratt, Asa 121

 

Rea, Jeremiah 260

Reed, Ezekiel 36

Reed, T. Jefferson 378

Remington, Thomas 118

[spelled Raymongton]

Reynolds, Azel 302

Reynolds, John 318, 319, 328, 329, 340, 341, 348, 349, 352, 353, 368, 369, 374, 375, 388, 389-395, 398- 405, 408, 409

Robinson, Josiah 36

 

Sawyer, George 267

Shadoe, James 252

Shankland, John 313

Shaw, William 53

Silvester, Joseph 55

Smith, Albert 226

Smith, Benjamin 249

Smith, Elijah 222, 223

Smith, John 115

Smith, Nahum 69

Snell, Nathanael 23

Snell, Oliver 25

Snow, Seth 87, 88

Snow, Sprague 88

Soul, Oaks 43

Southworth, Edward 294

Southworth, Edward (Col.) 295, 303

Stors, The Rev. Mr. 50

Sturtevant, Ephraim  106, 107, 111

[spelled Sturdifant]

Sweet, Waterman 227

 

Theyre, Washington 76

Theyre, Zenas 4

Tillson  44-46

Tillson, Elisha 44, 45

Tillson, Holmes 110a, 111a

Tribow, Amasa  92

Turrel [Tirrill?], Lemuel 56

 

Wales, John 248, 35

Wales, Nathaniel 306, 307

Wales, Thomas 106a, 107a, 268, 269

Wales, Thomas (Jr.) 326

Warren, Ebenezer 66, 74

Washburn, Isaac 252

Washburn, Southworth 108a

White, Gilford 371

White, Thomas 75, 76

White, Thomas (Jr.) 25, 86

Wilson, Albert 239, 249