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Preferred Citation:

Edward C. Thurston Account Book, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2013.049 was received by Special Collections via USPS on 1/25/2013.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in March 2013.

Scope and Contents

Account book, 1847-1866, of Edward C. Thurston from Fall River, Massachusetts for goods purchased and sold. The bulk of the entries in the book are made up of names to whom Thurston paid money. There are several loose pieces of paper at the end of the volume, including more accounts and a letter to Thurston to serve on jury duty in 1864.

Related Material

Edward C. Thurston Journal (Mss. Acc. 2011.628)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Account books
• Fall River (Mass.)--History--19th century
• Massachusetts--Social life and customs--19th century