Interesting and Diverse 1816-1822 Ledger of Weston Family Expenses, Maine, Large Four Page Folio on Laid faded eagle Cards measure 3 1/2" x

Cards measure 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" ea

which was the name of a cafeteria for artists and NYU students on West 8th St

While the tile shows its age in the form of scratches to the surface revealing the red clay below the glaze

Tears to the lower corner of front cover and a couple of inside pages plus one partial page

which appears to be signed by hand on the far left side of one face

Interesting and Diverse 1816-1822 Ledger of Weston Family Expenses, Maine, Large Four Page Folio on Laid faded eagle Cards measure 3 1/2" xWhat I like about this ledger of expenses, in addition to being an early one, and a beautifully written one (which is easy to read throughout) is how much information is packed into the four pages here, spanning 1816 22, such that in dense and concise fashion it creates a vivid portrait of a life and times. I started to dig into it there are a number of different names that appear, from that of a doctor to that of a tax collector to names of