Wright, John
John Wright Account Books, 1818-1859. 9 vols. (3 linear feet).
Farmer, freight hauler, laborer, cider-maker, landlord, and town official who was a seventh-generation descendant of Samuel Wright, one of the first English settlers of Northampton, Massachusetts. Nine bound volumes and four folders of loose material include accounts of his businesses with his brother Samuel and son Edwin and activities, as well as letters, and miscellaneous papers and figurings.
Subjects
- Farmers--Massachusetts--Northampton
- Freight and freightage--Massachusetts
- Northampton (Mass.)--Economic conditions--19th century
- Account books
Call no.: MS 162
