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[Account book of E. R. Archer]

Property and financial account book. P. 1 - 17 record the building and maintenance of the "dwelling house on Franklin Street" 1881/5/9 - 1896/10/2; p 18 - 51 record the building and maintenance expenses for the "house on 6th Street" 1890/5/1 -...

GLC01896.164

to Henry Knox

Informs his brother, Brigadier General Henry Knox, he has received a sum of money [for Henry] from Colonel Henry Jackson. Discusses currency and depreciation. Reports that Colonel Sears will likely not be able to join Knox in attempting to regain...

GLC02437.00985

To: Dr. Cutting.

Conveying views on paper currency as inflationary "Fictious Money."

GLC08065

[Hard Times tokens].

Tokens satirizing President Andrew Jackson. Issued after Jackson opposed re-chartering of the Bank of the United States, resulting in a depression.

GLC01994.03

to William Knox

Explains how a friend's illness and the difficult times brought on by the Revolutionary War have delayed her writing. Notes how expensive the war has made living and suggests William expand beyond just selling books. Looks toward the future when...

GLC02437.00422