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Richard Frothingham Diary

出版	1798
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註釋Diary and account book of carriage maker Richard Frothingham (born 1781), of Charlestown, Massachusetts, containing daily entries from April 16, 1798 to October 3, 1808 that record his work on carriages and sleighs, and other labor performed, and the fees he charged. The entries note progress made on different parts of carriages including the head, body, windows, and milk-box, and the materials he used, including mahogany and iron. From 1798 to 1806, he tallied up his annual earnings and the number of carriages and parts built. Richard Frothingham earned $697.48 and finished eleven carriages and fifteen "heads of different kinds" in 1799; in 1801, he earned $855.04 and finished seventeen bodies, three carriages, forty-six heads of different kinds, and four runners, on which chaises were hung; and in 1806, he earned $786.99 and finished ten "mock door" bodies, ten carriages, twelve heads, ten pair of runners, one coach body, and one shoe box. Richard Frothingham also recorded his personal activities, which included attending church services, funerals, and ship launches, fishing, trips and factory tours, and Independence Day celebrations. He was present at the Commencement exercises of Harvard College on July 15, 1801. In 1807, he began courting Mary Thompson, and entries record their meetings, correspondence, and activities, such as a ride to Lexington and Concord; they were married in 1808.