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Volume 10

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Account Book, containing invoices of whale oil and sperm candles etc., primarily by Edward Merrill of New Bedford. Also records of expenses and receipts of rentals of houses owned by Morgan Barney, 1909 - 1912

 File — Volume: 10
Scope and Content From the Collection: The collection consists of two boxes: the first box holds nine diaries and an account book; the second box consists of builder's agreements, primarily for yachts and boats designed by Morgan Barney, plus some school notebooks belonging to his son, John "Peter" Barney and other miscellaneous papers. The diaries cover distinctly different periods in Morgan Barney's life, and because of this, give a somewhat disjointed picture, but they do show that he was a talented yacht designer,...
Dates: 1909 - 1912