Guide to the Henry L. Parkhurst (1767-1852), Farmer Day books 1795-1850 MG 150
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 52 Park Place Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contact: NJHS Library (973) 596-8500 x249 library@jerseyhistory.org https://www.jerseyhistory.org © 2006 All rights reserved. The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher Inventory prepared by James Lewis as part of the “Farm to City” project funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.Finding aid encoded by Julia Telonidis. January 2006. Production of the EAD 2002 version of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Finding aid written in English. Biographical NoteHenry L. Parkhurst, a Newark, New Jersey farmer, was born in November 1767. In April of 1836, he was elected as an alderman of Newark. He died on March 29, 1852. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThis collection consists of 4 volumes of Henry L. Parkhurst’s daybooks dating from 1795-1850. The daybook entries are chronological and detail the product sold and the cost for each transaction. Parkhurst sold flax, cartloads of wood, potatoes, corn, calfskin, Indian meal, oats and a number of other products. In volumes 2, 3, and 4, Parkhurst also kept brief notes describing individual cattle and indicating how many he owned and which ones were out to pasture. In the latter pages of the final volume there are also entries for payments “for Black Mary.” Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions on this collection. Photocopying of materials is limited and no materials may be photocopied without permission from library staff. Use RestrictionsResearchers wishing to publish, reproduce, or reprint materials from this collection must obtain permission. The New Jersey Historical Society complies with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code), which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials. Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialManuscript Group 65, Arithmetic Books Collection Manuscript Group 149, Caleb Parkhurst (1744-1817) Records Manuscript Group 291, Baldwin-Brown-Coe Family (Newark, NJ) Paperss Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationThis collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 150, Henry L. Parkhurst (1767-1852), Farmer Daybooks, The New Jersey Historical Society. Acquisition InformationThis collection was given at the bequest of Henry Congar. Return to the Table of Contents BibliographyBiographical Files, The New Jersey Historical Society. Cunningham, John T., Newark.Newark : The New Jersey Historical Society,1988. Stryker-Rodda, Kenn. Monumental Inscriptions: Essex County. Vol. 1A. Newark : The Genealogy Club of the Library of The New Jersey Historical Society, February 1983. Return to the Table of Contents Container List
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