Receipts (Acknowledgments)

Records documenting the daily life, work, and expenses of the farm at Holy Cross. The records include two diaries and an account book from the 19th century, as well as accounts and receipts from the mid-20th century.

The collection contains records from the wholesale grocery company, Silas Peirce and Company including correspondence, business receipts, order placements and shipping receipts. Additionaly, there are four business ledgers used by the company. Documents pertaining to the breakup of the company may also be found in the collection. Materials date from 1821 to 1955, with the majority dating to the 19th century.

This collection consists of deeds, mortgage deeds, bills of sale, tax receipts etc. dating from circa 1760 to 1921 collected by Timothy E. Curran. The documents are from the areas of Mendon, Uxbridge, and Douglas, MA and adjacent parts of Rhode Island.