{"product_id":"interesting-and-diverse-1816-1822-ledger-of-weston-family-expenses-maine-large-four-page-folio-on-laid","title":"Interesting and Diverse 1816-1822 Ledger of Weston Family Expenses, Maine, Large Four Page Folio on Laid","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat I like about this ledger of expenses, in addition to being an early one, and a beautifully written one (which is easy to read throughout) is how much information is packed into the four pages here, spanning 1816-22, such that in dense and concise fashion it creates a vivid portrait of a life and times. I started to dig into it--there are a number of different names that appear, from that of a doctor to that of a tax collector to names of individuals its keeper paid for work, etc.--and have found records for a few of those specific individuals in and around Portland Maine, not far from where I found this, but there is lots more digging and piecing together one could do. The keeper of the ledger looks to me to read Berea Weston but I don't think I have that right! (I am thinking, perhaps it is an abbreviation for Benjamin, but I am not completely sure.) Whatever the case, they were busy having a lot of work done on and to their property--one might guess in the thick of the process of settling an estate: building dams and hauling rocks, fencing pastures and repairing stone walls, making doors and repairing barn floors and also buying a lot of shoes for the all members of the family and a few others too! I see a lot of expense ledgers around but this is really a good one, and with some effort one could probably determine the specific property the expenses applied to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 3\/4\" x 14 1\/4 unfolded. Double-sided. Good antique condition, ink strong and readable throughout, paper not at all brittle. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47866908279038,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_3360.png?v=1772477973","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/interesting-and-diverse-1816-1822-ledger-of-weston-family-expenses-maine-large-four-page-folio-on-laid","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}