Nathaniel Baker His Book(1792–1796)

• MS 2010.9
• 1 item

Manuscript accounts of Long Island weaver Nathaniel Baker with Jeremiah Osborn from 1792–1796. Includes accounts for weaving flannel, handkerchiefs, blankets, checkered cloth and other textiles. Also includes costs for bottoming chairs and for goods such as a hat, cravat, skein of silk, gloves, stick twist, twilled cotton, jackets, pants, etc. There are entries for general labor suggesting that Baker hired himself out to Osborn. The final leaf includes entries for Baker’s purchase of lumber, boards and shingles.