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Creator
Ervin family
Call number
MssCol 942
Physical description
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Preferred Citation
Ervin family account book, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
Repository
Manuscripts and Archives Division
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Account book kept by Thomas Ervin and Edwin J. Evin between 1833 and 1873 listing the labor costs of hewing timbers, logs, and rails; records of hauling, ploughing, harvesting, and butchering; personal accounts; prices of cattle and farm produce; and a copy of the Civil War song Brave Boys are They. Early entries are from Genessee [Genesee] County, New York; later entries from DeKalb [De Kalb] County, Illinois

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Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328

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