Dates
- 1843 January 6 - 1864 April 2
Scope and Contents
Daybook in which many entries pertain to (agricultural?) laborers who boarded at Sheets' house and were employed by him. Other entries pertain to various farm products and firewood. Several loose papers inserted into the volume include a letter, statements of accounts and three items pertaining to Sheets' activities as a chosen freeholder.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (one volume in a custom-fitted box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Account book, 1843-1864, detailing operations a farm in Bethlehem, Hunterdon County, N.J.
Biographical / Historical
Sheets married Deborah Little on October 26, 1840. He served as a freeholder for Union Township in Hunterdon County, N.J from 1853-1855. His middle name was most likely Bowman.
- Author
- Stephen Bacchetta
- Date
- September 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Part of the New Brunswick Special Collections Repository