Leabeas Childs Cr       1771 By one lode of wood       January By two lode of wood       1773                               Amos Alexander of Deerfield Cr       Octor 15 By one lode of Stone £0 4   1773                               Samll Lamb Cr       Dc 1776 By one old gun barril & locke & c 0 6 0                       Elisha Wolf Dr £     July 1784 To Seting horse Shos   0 10   To 170 nales yr Iron 0 2 3   To 50 nales 0 1 0 Novr To fixing plow plats 0   4   To 20 nales & md 2 hook 0 0 8   To 100 nales headed Do 40 nales 0 2 10 April 10 To a fork ferril & key 0 3 0

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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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