Collection consists of one volume and one box of documents related to the farming activities and personal interests of James Emery, a farmer in Biddeford, Maine, from 1763 to 1802. Volume one records the date of transaction, type of goods or services provided by James Emery and the amount he charged for products like wheat, cloth, veal, gunpowder, beans, rum, molasses, corn, and coffee. He also hauled boards, hewed wood, framed buildings, mowed saltgrass, and worked in a shipyard. The volume contains a copy of a charter granting James Emery a share of the ship Mayflower, on October 1, 1770. Documents removed from the volume include receipts, ship's log, information on Emery family ancestry, and a decision of the selectmen of Biddeford regarding payment of debt.

Genealogical Records of Descendants of John and Anthony Emery, Of Newbury, Mass., 1590-1890 by Rufus Emery, first published in 1890, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

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