March 1770 John Hinsdale Dr To 2 Wedges & fileing axes £0 0 5 July 22 1774 To mend gun lock 0 0 6 To mend tobacco tongs 0 0 6 Dc 1783 To one Iron buckle 0 0 3 To 12 Slay buckels 0 4   To 3 buckels 0 0 9 1784 Daniel Trobrige Dr   To one bit £0 1 0 To 70 nails, & 0 1 5   To 20 Dd [ ] Hawks 0 0 3   To one Iron ferril 0 0 4   To mend crockd Shave 0 0 6 1785 To one toasting iron 0 4   May 13th To 12 trus hoop nales 0 1     To 9 Stapels 0 1 6   To one bit & md bites 0 1 7   To compasses   3 6           May 3d 1788 Recoved & ballanced         all Accompts with Daniel         Trowbridge – witness our         hands - Jno P Paull         Danll Trowbridge

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An account book is a tangible still life of a person's business life. In it he recorded what he made, for whom, how much he charged, and how the debt was paid. John Partridge Bull (1731-1813) was a gunsmith/blacksmith in Deerfield, Massachusetts, in the 18th century. Accounts were often credited with work services or goods from third parties, and accounts were frequently fully settled up only at the debtor's death. By studying the accounts, we can learn who his customers were, what he made for them, and how and when they paid for the goods.

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John Partridge Bull account book

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