| Creator: | Capen, Robert |
| Date(s): | 1758-1812 |
| Call Number: | MSS 0097, Item 0075 |
| Language: | Materials entirely in
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| Abstract: | This volume is a receipt book kept by the Boston, Massachusetts, shipping firm of Thompson and Gridley for the period 1758-1765 and is interspersed with the diary of Robert Capen. The diary was written in 1811 and 1812. The entries document the weather and wind direction as well as occurances in the town of Canton, Massachusetts. There is also a single account for Samuel Capen of Canton to Robert Capen, for the period 1810-1812. |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (110 pages) 25 cm |
| Source: | Purchase, 1957. |
| Processing: | Processed and encoded by Evan Echols, January 2012. Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard |