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Preferred Citation

Petersham Cotton Manufacturing Company Daybook, Special Collections Resource Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased 2009-04-06.

Scope and Contents

Detailed daybook, 1 volume (168 pp.) of the Petersham Cotton Manufacturing Company, Petersham, Massachusetts, 1815-1816. Entries document work performed, output, sales, repairs, names of employees and compensation received. The following description was provided by the seller: "Also recorded are credits and other entries that tie the company and its workers to other businesses in this small mill town...Miscellaneous entries include credits and debits for foodstuffs, grains, cider, teas, tallow, oil, use of a horse and wagon, "extra work', boarding, factory and highway taxes and books."

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Cotton textile industry--Massachusetts
• Cotton textile industry--United States--History--19th century
• Daybooks