Account Book, Boon Island, 1892-1906

• Main Authors: Williams, Charles S, Boon Island Lighthouse (Me.)
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@UMaine 1892
• Subjects: Atlantic cod prices; Atlantic herring prices; Lobster prices; Salted fish prices; Boon Island; Agricultural and Resource Economics; Aquaculture and Fisheries; atlantic cod
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/fisheries/81; https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1080&context=fisheries

Account book records the stock of lobsters and salt fish, including mackerel, herring, cod, pollock and haddock, sold by pound and price at Boon Island (Me.). Buyers mentioned includes S. Eldredge Company, S. Frisbee Company, Herbert Philbrick, and H.A. Clark, 1892-1904. Book also includes Account of expenses, including groceries, supplies and bait, for journeys made along the coast by the sloop boat Olympia out of Kittery Point (Me.), 1905-1906. Inscription on first page reads “Charles S. Williams, Boon Island Light Station, Maine, Dec. 21, 1900.” [Note: Oversized document necessitated scanning some pages in two parts.]