| 1. |  | Williamsburg's official town weights and measures cabinet and accessories | Weights, Balance; Weights and measures--History; Weights and measures--Law and legislation--Massachusetts | This is a large (66 inch W x 77 inch H x 24 inch D) elaborately faux-grained wooden cabinet housing a beautifully machined precision equal-arm balance, a graduated set of weights for use on it, several... |
| 2. |  | Dr. Elijah Paine's ledger, 1785-1797 | Williamsburg (Mass.); Paine, Elijah, 1724-1814; Account books-Massachusetts-Williamsburg; Barter-Massachusetts-Williamsburg; Physicians-Massachusetts-Williamsburg. | Ledger or account book kept by early Williamsburg, Mass. physician, tavern keeper and farmer Elijah Paine from 1785 through 1797. In an era when cash was very scarce, Paine accepted every kind of goods... |
