(NEW YORK) Mead Shuit Account book of lumber sales to the N

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(NEW YORK.) Mead & Shuit. Account book of lumber sales to the New York and Erie Rail Road. 51 manuscript pages. 4to, original 1/2 calf, moderate wear. (JMR) [Monroe, NY], 1847-60

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Morgan Shuit (1812-1884) and Josiah Mead (b. 1825) had a mercantile partnership in the town of Monroe, Orange County NY, specializing in lumber. This account book includes a long-running account that details sales of lumber to the New York and Erie Rail Road, which was then extending its line west through Orange County. Payments reached $122,924 before the account was closed in 1858.