Manuscript Group 935, Enoch Middleton (fl. 1831-1856), Shoemaker Account book, 1831 – 1856

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Manuscript Group 935, Enoch Middleton
(fl. 1831 – 1856), Shoemaker

Account book, 1831 – 1856, 0.2 linear feet /
1 volume

Call Number: MG 935

• Summary

• Biographical
  Note

• Provenance
  Note

• Scope
  and Content Note

• Related
  Collections

Summary:

Account book, 1831-1856, of Enoch Middleton,
a shoemaker in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Biographical
Note:

Enoch Middleton was a farmer, who also
made and repaired shoes in North Crosswicks, Burlington County, New Jersey.

Provenance
Note:

The source of this collection is unknown.

Scope
and Content Note:

This collection consists of an account
book used by Enoch Middleton from 1831 to 1856.  Each customer’s account
contains columns for the date and the price paid.  Middleton sold
agricultural products (i.e. corn, rye, wheat, apples, vinegar) and performed
such tasks as sharpening ploughshares, taking cattle to pasture, and making and
repairing shoes.

Related
Collections:

Manuscript Group 527,
Enoch Middleton (fl. 1830-1850) Daybooks

Manuscript Group 1032,
George Middleton (1800-1888) Papers

See other shoemakers’
records.

Processed by James Lewis, January 2001 as part of the “Farm to
City” project funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications
and Records Commission.

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