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:          Page, Jeremiah.                       

Title:               Account book

Dates:             1761-1762

Call No.:         Doc. 789

Acc. No.:         79x302

Quantity:        1 volume (10 pages)

Location:        31 G

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

 

Jeremiah Page was a brick maker in Danvers, Massachusetts.

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

Entries document bricks sold by Page to various individuals in Essex County, Massachusetts, including hard bricks, pale bricks, well bricks, and tile.  Mention is made of wood, half-pine, etc. received as payment.      

 

 

 

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

 

The materials are in English.

 

 

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

 

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

           

 

PROVENANCE

           

Purchased from unknown source.

 

 

ACCESS POINTS

 

Topics:

            Bricks - Prices.

            Brickworks - Massachusetts - Essex County.

            Lumber trade - Massachusetts - Essex County.

            Business records - Massachusetts - Danvers.

            Account books.

            Brickmakers.

           

 

 

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

 

Location: 31 G

 

 

Name index to Doc. 789 (acc. 79x302):

 

Barieny, (Barney?), Widow 3

Bartien, Samuel    10

Brown, Archles    5

Brown, John       7

 

Cimbel, Moses   8, 9

Creder, John     6

Curtis, Mr.     9

Cuttar, Docker   5

 

Dafes (Davis?), Willm.  7

Daniel      4

Darbey, Samuel   1

Deel, Ebenezer   8

Dodge, George    7

 

Felton, Nath'el    2, 10

Forster, Joseph    4

France, Mrs.     2, 3, 10

 

Livesay, Mr.    6

 

Noures, Pall (Norris, Paul?) 1-3, 10

 

Orsbon, Jacob (Osborne?) 1, 2

Orsbon, Joseph    6

Orsbon, Pall   1

Orsbon, Steph.   5

 

Page, Benj.    6

Phelpes, Mr.   1

Pickman, Benj. (Col.)    10

Pickman, Joseph      6

Porter, Benj.    3, 6, 10

Putnam, Archles(?)    8

Putnam, Edward    8

 

Smith, Ames   7

Sprage (Sprague?), Ebenezer   9

Stasey, Joseph   1-3, 6, 10

Symones, Samuel   8, 10

 

Tarble, Veley(?)    5

Thoushan(?), Jos.   7

Tousale (Tousley?)   7

 

Voethey(?), Mr.     2

 

Watson, Wm.      10

Whitridge, Richard     5

Wilkones (Wilkins?), Thomas    7

Wilison (Wilson?), Benj.   10

Willison (Wilson?), Robert   1

Woodberey (Woodberry?), William   4