From collection Witherle Collection
Ledger D for William Witherle general store and accounts, 1821-1826
Ledger D for William Witherle general store and accounts, 1821-1826, Castine, Maine. Debtors also from neighboring towns and Boston. Items sold to individuals, companies, and vessels include household goods like silverware, paper, candles, and sundries; food and baking supplies; hardware; and tobacco, rum, and brandy. Some payments are "by freight" or "by wages" indicating other Witherle accounts and investments. Page 362 ship CANOVA. Inserted is a separate index volume and MS 117 is another more complete index for this ledger.
Details
MS 117
PMM 1
Bulk 1822-1826
Witherle & Co. was a general store, ship chandlery, and vessel management firm in Castine, Maine. It was active in supplying the local fishing industry, as well as in shipbuilding, the coasting trades, and deep sea voyages. The business was founded in 1806 as a partnership between William Witherle (1784-1860) and Benjamin Hook (1783-1862), known as Hook & Witherle. Witherle took over the business as sole proprietor in 1808. He was joined by John Head Jarvis (1787-1850), and the business was known as Witherle & Jarvis from 1810 to 1844. From 1844 to 1855, the store was known as William Witherle & Co. The last iteration of the business, run by Witherle's son, William Howe Witherle (1821-1906), operated from 1855 to 1875 as Witherle & Co.
