Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

MS 384
Nelson Brooks
Account Book, 1838-1884, undated


Descriptive summary

creator: Brooks, Nelson
title: Account Book
dates: 1838-1884, undated
extent: 0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box)
collection number:

MS 384

repository: Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation: Nelson Brooks Account Book, MS 384, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note

Nelson Brooks was a farmer in Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

 

Collection description

The collection (1838-1884, undated) contains an account book, receipts, and correspondence. The account book includes general accounts for farm labor, hardware, tools, cloth, drayage, assorted foodstuffs, hay, wood, and corn shelling. Other documents include receipts, correspondence and accounts.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Account book

1839-1868

1

2

Receipts, correspondence, and accounts

1841-1884, undated