Rains Finely Today Denison Gould Diary Account Book 1817-1865 Hillsboro NH
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Title: "Rains Finely Today" – The Diary and Account Book of Denison Gould During the Years 1817 to 1865
Editor: Harrison C. Baldwin, D.M.D.
Publisher: The Cabinet Press, Inc., Milford, N.H. (1974)
Binding: Hardcover (Blue cloth with gilt lettering)
Item Overview & Historical Significance
Up for sale is a scarce 1974 publication transcribing the verbatim diary and account ledgers of Denison Gould (1788–1866), capturing nearly 50 years of daily life, agricultural labor, weather patterns, and local trade in Hillsboro, New Hampshire.
Edited by local Hillsborough historian Dr. Harrison C. Baldwin, this primary source record includes:
Daily Weather & Life: Entries recording local snowstorms, cider pressing, corn husking, and town political meetings (e.g., presidential electors for Jackson vs. Clay in 1832).
Financial Account Ledger: Itemized costs for goods, livestock, cider barrels, ox yokes, and farm labor.
Genealogy & Addenda: Detailed family trees for the Gould family and regional historical notes covering the Hillsboro-Antrim area, Cork Plain, and the 2nd New Hampshire Turnpike.
A valuable resource for New England regional history collectors, genealogists, and agricultural history researchers.
Condition Details
Cover & Binding: Hardcover blue cloth binding is solid and square. Shows light shelf wear and minor pale spots/scuffs on the back cover cloth. Gold gilt title lettering on the front cover remains bright and clear.
Interior: Clean, bright pages with tight binding throughout. Minor foxing/age toning to the inner hinge area near the title page. Text block is free from handwritten marginalia or highlighting.
Dimensions: Measures approximately 5.75" x 8.75".
$44.80
Sale price
$44.80
Regular price
Rains Finely Today Denison Gould Diary Account Book 1817-1865 Hillsboro NH
$44.80
Sale price
$44.80
Regular price
Editor: Harrison C. Baldwin, D.M.D.
Publisher: The Cabinet Press, Inc., Milford, N.H. (1974)
Binding: Hardcover (Blue cloth with gilt lettering)
Item Overview & Historical Significance
Up for sale is a scarce 1974 publication transcribing the verbatim diary and account ledgers of Denison Gould (1788–1866), capturing nearly 50 years of daily life, agricultural labor, weather patterns, and local trade in Hillsboro, New Hampshire.
Edited by local Hillsborough historian Dr. Harrison C. Baldwin, this primary source record includes:
Daily Weather & Life: Entries recording local snowstorms, cider pressing, corn husking, and town political meetings (e.g., presidential electors for Jackson vs. Clay in 1832).
Financial Account Ledger: Itemized costs for goods, livestock, cider barrels, ox yokes, and farm labor.
Genealogy & Addenda: Detailed family trees for the Gould family and regional historical notes covering the Hillsboro-Antrim area, Cork Plain, and the 2nd New Hampshire Turnpike.
A valuable resource for New England regional history collectors, genealogists, and agricultural history researchers.
Condition Details
Cover & Binding: Hardcover blue cloth binding is solid and square. Shows light shelf wear and minor pale spots/scuffs on the back cover cloth. Gold gilt title lettering on the front cover remains bright and clear.
Interior: Clean, bright pages with tight binding throughout. Minor foxing/age toning to the inner hinge area near the title page. Text block is free from handwritten marginalia or highlighting.
Dimensions: Measures approximately 5.75" x 8.75".