Contains an electronic image reproduction of a ledger kept by Gilbert Winslow, wool carder and dyer, of Freetown, MA (1824-1825). The ledger entries carry a name, date and description of the service provided and a charge. Winslow held accounts with about 230 people in 1824. Quite a few are identified as residents of nearby Berkley, MA. Indeed, this ledger provides a partial census of the area for 1824. Among the most common surnames in the ledger are: Ashley, Briggs, Chase, Clark(e), Crane, Cudworth, Dean, Evans, Haskins, Hathaway, Newhell, Nichols, Paull, Phillips, Pierce, Terry, Williams, and Winslow. An electronic name index has been added to facilitate research.
Gilbert Winslow
2000, CD-ROM, Searchable, Adobe Acrobat, PC or Mac, 233 pp.
ISBN: 9780788415739
101-CD1573
