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Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Nathaniel Huntoon Account Book, WLU Coll. 0180, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of David and Chris Howison, 1993.

Biographical / Historical

Nathaniel Huntoon was a farmer in New Hampshire in the late 18th century.

Scope and Contents

The account and barter book contains handwriting samples and aphorisms. Account notations are in British currency. Rum and molasses are the predominant products listed. It also includes a poem on the American Revolutionary War effort of New Hampshire's soldiers by William Proctor. The poem includes a mention of General George Washington.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Account books
• Agriculture -- Economic aspects
• Mercantile system
• Molasses industry
• New Hampshire
• Poetry
• Proctor, William
• Rum