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Farm Management, Sussex Co., Del., Ledgers

2 folders (0.02 linear feet)

(1881 – 1950)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2017.034
Creator(s) Unknown
Acquisition

The Farm Management ledgers were donated to the Nabb Research Center by Michelle Classing, June 2017. 
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Leslie M. McRoberts, June 2017.
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Abstract

Two ledgers that document the care and management of animals as well as chicken egg distribution, 1881-1926; Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware. This coincides with notations from 1893 of men who wanted to purchase cows and hogs. The author of the ledgers also wrote recipes for hog food and how to rid cockroaches, in addition to other farm activities. Written later, 1881-1950, local deaths of friends, family members and acquaintances are also noted, this includes the history of the Gardner family.

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Agriculture
    • Gardner Family
    • Farm Life
    • Recipes
  • Location Terms
    • Seaford (De.)

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