Fonds - John Stevens account book

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John Stevens account book

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  • Variations in title: Also known as John Stevens, Account Book
  • Source of title proper: Title is based on the creator of the account book.

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  • Microfilmed 1988 (originally created 1769-1775) (Creation)
    Creator
    Stevens, John

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1 microfilm reel

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(1702-1779)

Biographical history

John Stevens (1702-1779) was a merchant and landowner in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in the late colonial period. He kept a number of schooners in the bank fishery and manned them with local men, who provisioned themselves and their families at his store. Stevens also owned a number of houses in Gloucester that he rented to fishermen and other customers.

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Scope and content

Fonds consists of a microfilmed copy of the oldest known surviving account book from Cape Ann, Massachusetts. As a general provisioning merchant, Stevens carried a wide variety of wares. The account book is valuable for its portrait of fishermen as consumers. It also contains accounts under the name of Samuel Whittemore, 1786-1807.

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Purchased from the Essex Institute, 1989.

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  • English

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    Location of originals

    Original material held at the Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts.

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    Restrictions on access

    There are no restrictions on access to the material.

    Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

    Copyright is held by the Essex Institute. The ledger may not be duplicated or quoted without written permission from the Essex Institute.

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    MHA Finding Aid

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    Draft

    Level of detail

    Partial

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    Created - April 29, 2013

    Language of description

    • English

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