Almon Fuller daybooks
Creation: 1835-1850Abstract
Almon Fuller (1816-1881) was a shoemaker at Wyalusing, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, from 1835 until 1856, when he moved his family to Camptown, Pennsylvania, and became a small farmer. Almon Fuller's daybooks describe the operation of a small shoemaking shop in northeastern Pennsylvania during the 1830s.
Dates
- Creation: 1835-1850
Creator
- Fuller, Almon, 1816-1881 (Person)
Extent
2 volume(s)
Biographical Note
Almon Fuller (1816-1881) was a shoemaker at Wyalusing, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, from 1835 until 1856, when he moved his family to Camptown, Pennsylvania, and became a small farmer.
Scope and Contents
Almon Fuller's daybooks describe the operation of a small shoemaking shop in northeastern Pennsylvania during the 1830s. There is information on customers and jobs performed, making new shoes, and repairing worn shoes and boots. Each of the tasks that Fuller's shop performed is described along with a price schedule. There is also information concerning the hiring of apprentices and the compensation they received, including room and board.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Almon Fuller daybooks
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2022: Angela Schad
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
