Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Whitaker, Patience. |
| Title: | Patience Whitaker Account Book |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1787-1794 |
| Quantity: | 1 volume. |
| Abstract: | Account book for an 18th century weaver and seamstress in southwestern Vermont. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Patience Whitaker (fl. 1787-1794) was a weaver and seamstress, in southwestern Vermont.
The Patience Whitaker Account Book consists of a single handwritten volume. The book, a home-made notebook of white kidskin with edges bound in linen, records weaving, spinning and sewing work accomplished. It does not record remunerations received.
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Patience Whitaker Account Book,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Purchase, 1968.
Created by: MRC
Date: 9 Sep 2010
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