2003.06.001
book, account
1759-1769 |  Volume I 1759-1769
Following description taken from paper by Douglas Stein (See Notes):
Daybook ”Eben Grant, Private Book, 1765”. A volume of daily accounts, ca. 1759-1769, especially for goods sold. Includes Rum, molasses, salt, etc, indicating this may have been a record of daily income and expenditures for a tavern, inn or store. | 2003.06.002
book, account
1775-1809 |  Volume 2 1775-1809
Following description taken from paper by Douglas Stein (See Notes):
Daybook, Roswell Grant, ca. 1775-1809. Primrily miscellaneous daily expenditures & income from East Windsor and East Hartford. Aaron Grant mentioned (ca. 1788), as are William and Jonathan Bissell, Isaac Washborn, Major Erastus Wolcott, among many others. ”Roswell Grant his book,” written on inside front cover. | 2003.06.003
book, account
1806-1840 |  Volume 3 1806-1840
Following description taken from paper by Douglas Stein (See Notes):
Account book possibly kept by Lemuel Bissell, ca. 1806-1840. Primarily farm labor accounts, domestic expenditures, hoeing, tobacco, corn, hay, etc. There are also several entries regarding making or repairing shoes. ”to work for Roswell Grant” April 21, 1814, written on inside front cover.
Individuals mentioned include Elijah Loomis, Winthrop T. Grant, Roswell Grant, Increase Clap and Amasa Loomis. | 2003.06.004
book, account
1813-1818 |  Volume 4 1813-1818
Following description taken from paper by Douglas Stein (See Notes):
Account book kept by A. J. Grant (ca. 1813-1818), perhaps a judge or lawyer. Accounts (with index) seem to be primarily for legal fees or services, and occupy the first 82 pages. On page 82, there is a statement indicating that this book is then given to ”Winthrop” [T. Grant?]. Accounts become more vague and general ca. 1818-1837. There are domestic accounts and daily expenditures for farm, labor, and goods, etc, plus several pages of domestic expenses (ca. 1870s) in the middle of the volume. There are also daily expenditures relative to Col. Roswell Grant, ca. 1818. Other entries of interest include information about the ”Society for the Promisition of Happy Homes for Widowers and Bachelors” and the following poem:
The Family
We founded the town two centuries ago,
And tradition is important I hear.
The farm & homestead are valuable I know,
But do not feel my duty here.
Our house was once a tavern,
Then grandfather was a trader.
And a fortune he did not earn,
However he always was a saver.
Our kitchen was a parlor,
The meadow house became a barn.
His produce filled the cellar
But I don’t like to farm.
I want to be a pioneer,
Settle in a new location.
My ancestral roots are here,
But Ohio my destination.
Individuals mentioned in this volume include Col. Roswell Grant, Aaron Grant Jr., P. William Grant, Henry Grant, Samuel Grant, Ebenezer Grant, Gustavius Grant, Eliot Grant, Almira Wolcott, Ephraim Wolcott Jr., Horace Wolcott. | 2003.06.005
book, account
1818-1840 |  Volume 5 1818-1840
Following description taken from paper by Douglas Stein (See Notes):
Identified as ”Journal no. 1, 1818” on the outside cover. Keeper is unclear and the entries cover a period ca. 1818-1840. Included are domestic expenses, making clothes, and ”family expenses & provisions bought”. The volume contains miscellaneous accounts, daily expenses, and monthly receipts. There is a reference to ”Stock on Father’s farm” (September 29, 1818), to Frederick William Grant, and to work in the brickyard. Mentions Lemuel and Lucretius Bissell, P.W. Grant, Samuel May, William Marble, and accounts with Col. Roswell Grant (1818). |
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