Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- An account book recording timber sales and construction work in Constableville, New York.
- Extent:
- 1 folder (SC)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Timber Sales Account Book, &su_name;
Background
- Scope and Content:
The Timber Sales Account Book contains names of customers, lists of items or services purchased, prices, and dates of payment. Some entries are listed under customer names and some are under general building projects, such as "Baptist Church," "M. E. Church," and "Hotel Converted." Several projects have lists estimating the cost of building materials such as wood, nails, and shingles and estimating the cost of construction work such as carpentry, painting, and masonry. Most entries are short, simply recording sales of timber.
- Biographical / Historical:
The account book owner was a Constableville, New York resident in the mid-nineteenth century. The owner's primary business appears to have been selling finished timber. He also organized construction projects such as churches and houses.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased, 1969.
- Arrangement:
Single item.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Timber Sales Account Book, &su_name;
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Special Collections Research CenterSyracuse University LibrariesBird Library, Room 600Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
- CONTACT:
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315.443.2697scrc@syr.edu