Account books
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Joseph H. Hanson farm account book
Collection
Accession: 1976
Abstract:
Joseph H. Hanson (1820-1858) was a farmer in St. Georges Hundred near Delaware City, Delaware. The volume is a combined ledger and memorandum book covering the operation of Hanson's farm and the employment of tenants and/or farm laborers. There are pages for the accounts of individuals employed, mostly boys and young white men but also some women and some African Americans, with lists of chores performed.
Dates:
1844-1858