Guide to the Benjamin Scudder Ledger 1784-1832 MG 1593
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 1784-1832 52 Park Place Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contact: NJHS Library Phone: (973) 596-8500 x249 Email: library@jerseyhistory.org URL: https://www.jerseyhistory.org © 2004 All rights reserved. The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher Inventory prepared by Shawn Ryan Rosa. Finding aid encoded by Julia Telonidis. October 2004. 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 NoteBenjamin Scudder probably resided in either Essex or Union County, New Jersey during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThis collection consists of a ledger, receipts, and statements detailing the account balances of Benjamin Scudder from 1784-1832. The ledger lists many people associated with Benjamin Scudder, although exact relationships are not known. Each individual account is divided into debit and credit columns. Many entries report the sale or purchase of various foodstuffs. Entries listing the performance of manual labor, such as chopping wood, fixing farm equipment, and mowing grass, are also prevalent. The entries in the ledger indicate that Benjamin Scudder might have owned land that was farmed and operated a mill. Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationThis collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 1593, Benjamin Scudder Ledger, The New Jersey Historical Society. Acquisition InformationDonated by John Strahan in August 2002. Return to the Table of Contents Container List
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