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The Spy: Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of James Fenimore Cooper’s Second Novel

The Spy: Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of James Fenimore Cooper’s Second Novel

Since the late 1960s, the American Antiquarian Society has been a sponsor of the Cooper Edition, a scholarly edition of Cooper’s works that conforms to the editorial principles approved by the Committee on Scholarly Editions (CSE) (formerly the Center for Editions of American Authors) of the Modern Language Association.  To facilitate the production of the ...

Posted on September 15, 2020September 14, 2020Author Ashley CataldoCategories AAS News, Digital Humanities, Good SourcesTags academic programs, account books, books, digital exhibition, early American literature, editing, James Fenimore Cooper, literature, programsLeave a comment on The Spy: Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of James Fenimore Cooper’s Second Novel

Forging History: Making It and Faking It

Emily Isakson is a junior at Mount Holyoke College and was a Readers’ Services page this past summer. As an ancient studies major, with a focus in art history and archaeology, Emily has always been interested in what has shaped the society we know today. Her time at AAS only furthered her curiosity of the ...

Posted on November 14, 2017November 10, 2017Author Kayla HavelesCategories Good SourcesTags account books, counterfeit, forgery, Fraud Week, manuscripts1 Comment on Forging History: Making It and Faking It

“I Buy My Own Diamonds and I Buy My Own Rings” (And Then Father Will Settle the Bill)

Every year during the rush of holiday shopping, laments can be heard about the commercialization of Christmas and the overt consumerism visible everywhere. But as we’ve posted before, this trend is not really as new as many people might think. The second half of the nineteenth century was bursting with ads, images, and even games ...

Posted on December 20, 2016December 21, 2016Author Kayla HavelesCategories Good SourcesTags account books, graphic arts, manuscripts, music, sheet musicLeave a comment on “I Buy My Own Diamonds and I Buy My Own Rings” (And Then Father Will Settle the Bill)

Mining the Numbers in a Medical Ledger

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Bloggers at Past is Present have previously written about the recent donation of Pike-Wright Family papers in posts about the family's photographs, Dr. Nathan Pike's medical tools, and Nathan's trips to the 1850s South. The following post is from AAS member (elected 2002) and volunteer Sande Bishop, who researched Nathan's medical education and practice. Among the many ...

Posted on May 20, 2016June 22, 2016Author Sande BishopCategories Good SourcesTags "new" acquisitions, account books, Family papers, manuscripts, medicine, Pike-Wright Family2 Comments on Mining the Numbers in a Medical Ledger

The Acquisitions Table: Curtis House Inn Daybook

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Curtis House Inn (South Woodbury, Connecticut). Daybook, 1814-1815. The Curtis House Inn, in the prosperous town of South Woodbury, Connecticut, was built in 1735 by Anthony Stoddard, and is still in operation today.  The business changed ownership within the family many times, and was sold outside of the family in 1799.  When this daybook was recorded ...

Posted on July 7, 2015July 6, 2015Author Tracey KryCategories The Acquisitions TableTags account books, manuscripts, travelLeave a comment on The Acquisitions Table: Curtis House Inn Daybook

The Acquisitions Table: Keeler Tavern Daybook

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Keeler Tavern (Ridgefield, Connecticut) , Daybook, 1807-1808. The Keeler Tavern was built as a residence by Benjamin Hoyt in 1713, and was converted into an inn and tavern by Hoyt’s grandson, Timothy Keeler, in 1772.  The Tavern itself has a very interesting history, having been fired upon by the British during the Revolution when they learned ...

Posted on June 2, 2015May 27, 2015Author Tracey KryCategories The Acquisitions TableTags "new" acquisitions, account books, manuscripts, taverns, travel2 Comments on The Acquisitions Table: Keeler Tavern Daybook

The Acquisitions Table: Howell & Rogers Ledger

Howell & Rogers, Ledger [Leicester, Mass.?], 1848-1850. This ledger records the monthly “invoice of goods taken” from a general store over the course of two years, 1848-1850.  The entries are occasionally divided into dry goods and hardware, and show a variety of items being sold, including textiles (silk, cashmere, flannel), shoes, boots, candy, coffee, wallets, ...

Posted on July 31, 2013May 8, 2013Author Tracey KryCategories The Acquisitions TableTags account books, general store, manuscriptsLeave a comment on The Acquisitions Table: Howell & Rogers Ledger

The Acquisitions Table: Thomas Beal Account Book

Beal, Thomas.Account  Book, 1809-1810. Thomas Prince Beal (1785-1852), son of David Beal and Lydia Prince, was a lawyer in the coastal town of Kingston, Massachusetts.  He married Betsy Sampson, and the couple had seven children.  His account book, although short, reflects his professional life from 1809 through 1810.  Arranged by customer and listing debts and credits, ...

Posted on May 8, 2013April 10, 2013Author Tracey KryCategories The Acquisitions TableTags account books, insuranceLeave a comment on The Acquisitions Table: Thomas Beal Account Book

The Acquisitions Table: Browne Account Book

Browne, Samuel and J. W. S. Browne, Account Book, 1844-1846. J. W. S. Browne was the son of Samuel J Browne, a printer who published the Liberty Hall newspaper in Cincinnati and later the Cincinnati Gazette. J.W.S. Browne and his brother –in-law L.S. Curtiss began publication of the Weekly Commercial in 1843.  This account book contains ...

Posted on December 26, 2012March 11, 2016Author Tom KnolesCategories The Acquisitions TableTags account books, manuscripts, printersLeave a comment on The Acquisitions Table: Browne Account Book

The Acquisitions Table: George Winsor’s Ledger

Winsor, George Jr., Ledger, 1845-1868  George Winsor, Jr. (1790-1880) lived in Duxbury, Massachusetts, and married Hannah Delano in 1817.  Winsor was a captain of merchant vessels, including the Delano and the brig United States.  This ledger begins in 1845 with the accounts of Enoch Train & Co. and Augustus Hemenway. These pages show entries such ...

Posted on June 27, 2012April 20, 2012Author Tracey KryCategories The Acquisitions TableTags account books, manuscripts4 Comments on The Acquisitions Table: George Winsor’s Ledger

The Acquisitions Table: Apothecary Ledger

Apothecary and General Merchandise Ledger, 1859-1863   This ledger belonged to an unknown apothecary and general store owner in Vermont.  The volume is arranged chronologically and lists daily notes and transactions for the business.  A very active business is illustrated in this volume, with many transactions happening each day.  Entries include items sold and prices, including ...

Posted on May 30, 2012April 20, 2012Author Tracey KryCategories The Acquisitions TableTags account books, apothecary, manuscriptsLeave a comment on The Acquisitions Table: Apothecary Ledger

The Acquisitions Table: Aaron Parsons’ Daybook

Parsons, Aaron. Daybook, 1848-1851. Aaron Parsons was a blacksmith and tinsmith in Stafford Springs, CT. His daybook chronologically records his business transactions from February 1848 through November 1851. Most concern the repair and restoration of metal ware, including items such as tea kettles, coffee pots, lead pipes, pumps, cylinders, milk pans, lamps, oven, and boilers, to ...

Posted on April 27, 2012April 27, 2012Author Tracey KryCategories The Acquisitions TableTags account books, blacksmith, manuscriptsLeave a comment on The Acquisitions Table: Aaron Parsons’ Daybook

The Acquisitions Table: Aaron Parsons’ Daybook

Parsons, Aaron. Daybook, 1848-1851. Aaron Parsons was a blacksmith and tinsmith in Stafford Springs, CT. His daybook chronologically records his business transactions from February 1848 through November 1851. Most concern the repair and restoration of metal ware, including items such as tea kettles, coffee pots, lead pipes, pumps, cylinders, milk pans, lamps, oven, and boilers, to ...

Posted on March 21, 2012January 25, 2012Author Tracey KryCategories The Acquisitions TableTags account books, blacksmith, manuscriptsLeave a comment on The Acquisitions Table: Aaron Parsons’ Daybook

The Acquisitions Table: Nancy Snow’s Account Book, 1844-1847

Snow, Nancy.  Account Book, 1844-1847. An example of repurposing of books, Nancy Snow’s account book was composed within what was at one point a penmanship book, published in 1832. Nancy wrote her name on the inside cover, indicating she used this book as a student the Clapp School when she was 14 years old. Twelve years ...

Posted on December 7, 2011December 6, 2011Author Tracey KryCategories The Acquisitions TableTags account books, manuscripts, penmanship booksLeave a comment on The Acquisitions Table: Nancy Snow’s Account Book, 1844-1847

A Daybook by the Sea

Ever wonder what people were reading in the 19th century?  A great way to  see what the most popular books were at a particular time is to look at account books from publishing firms and booksellers.  Now, even more interestingly, ever wonder what people were reading on ships in the 19th century?  How about looking ...

Posted on June 20, 2011June 16, 2011Author Tracey KryCategories Good SourcesTags account books, manuscriptsLeave a comment on A Daybook by the Sea
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