[Rarebooks] F/S Manuscript Ledger Account Book For The Town Of Newburyport Mass 1801-1825

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Manuscript Ledger, Expenses And Accounts Of The Town of Newburyport 
Massachusetts, March 26, 1801 through March 28, 1825
(No Place: No printer, 1801-1825) Quarto, (13" x 8") unpaginated, 
approximately three hundred, (300) leaves, completely filled with the 
exception of the last ten leaves; full brown suede covered boards; edge 
wear, internally fine and complete; This ledger covers a myriad of town 
expenditures. Signatures of the Audit Committee appear throughout the 
ledger as they periodically examine and certify the accounts; There is 
mention of the Late Timothy Dexter's bequest for the poor. The 
Treasurers compiling this Account Book are Enoch Titcomb 1801-1810; 
Samuel Tenney 1810-1814, Benjamin Whitmore 1814-1817, Solomon H. Currier 
1817-1825, John Porter Esq. 1825; The changing of the Treasurer is done 
at Town Meeting always held in early March. There are thousands of 
detailed entries in this ledger, as the accounts of the town's business 
are settled. The legibility of the entries is extraordinary.

The Town of Newburyport, located in Essex County Massachusetts, was a 
part of an area originally called Quascacunquen, referring specifically 
to the falls on the Parker River by the Native Americans of the 
Pawtucket Nation. The area was initially settled in 1635 as part of 
"Newberry Plantation," now Newbury. After several petitions, the "water 
side" of Newbury was incorporated by an act of the General Court of 
Massachusetts as the separate town of Newburyport on January 28, 1764. 
The act was approved by Governor Francis Bernard seven days later. 
Located on the southern bank of the Merrimack River, the town was 
comprised mostly of merchants, traders, mariners and craftsmen, and 
flourished as a fishing, shipbuilding, and shipping center. During the 
Revolutionary War, Newburyport imported clothing and military stores for 
use by the Continental Army. The town also supported large numbers of 
privateers during both the Revolution and the War of 1812.

On May 31, 1811 a fire began in an unoccupied stable and burned for five 
hours, destroying most of the downtown. Nearly 250 shops and homes were 
destroyed totaling approximately one million dollars' worth of property. 
Donations amounting to nearly $130,000 were received from the 
surrounding towns, and from as far away as Boston and Philadelphia.

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