mums209 C.W. & J.F. Hodges Accounts, 1862-1865 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Ken Fones-Wolf. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst 2003

Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by Eric Cartier. 2003-05-08 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 mu77 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst C.W. & J.F. Hodges Accounts, 1862-1865 Finding Aid Manuscript Number 209 Compiled by Ken Fones-Wolf September 1988 Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Collection Overview Charles W. and Joseph F. Hodges C.W. & J.F. Hodges Accounts 1862-1865 MS 209 2 volumes, 1 box Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst Brothers who ran a grocery store in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Two account books presumed to be the customer ledgers of the Hodges and Messinger grocery store, which was to become the Union Store of Charles W. and Joseph F. Hodges. English. Biographical Note

In the 1860 census, brothers Charles W. (b. 1824) and Joseph F. (b. 1828) Hodges resided in the same house along with Charles' wife Mary and their year-old son Charles Jr. The two brothers claimed a personal estate worth $3500, divided evenly. In 1870, Joseph had become Foxboro's Postmaster with real and personal estates valued at $4500. He had married and had a year-old son. Charles' household had grown to seven, with children ranging from 2 to 11. His property was valued at $6000.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

These two account books are presumed to be the customer ledgers of the Hodges and Messinger grocery store in Foxboro, Massachusetts, based on the list of customers and their proximity to the store in the 1876 county atlas, and the list of Foxboro grocers in the 1867 Massachusetts Register. The store was soon to become the Union Store of Charles W. and Joseph F. Hodges.

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Cite as: C.W. & J.F. Hodges Accounts (MS 209). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Acquired from Charles Apfelbaum, 1987.

Processed by Ken Fones-Wolf, September 1988.

Search Terms Hodges, Charles W., b. 1824. Hodges, Joseph F. (Joseph Francis), 1827-1901. Hodges, Charles W., b. 1824--Finance, Personal. Hodges, Joseph F. (Joseph Francis), 1827-1901--Finance, Personal. Grocery trade--Massachusetts--Foxboro (Town)--Finance--History--19th century--Sources. Consumers--Massachusetts--Foxboro (Town)--History--19thcentury--Sources. Foxboro (Mass. : Town)--Economic conditions--19th century--Sources. Account books. Hodges, Joseph F. (Joseph Francis), 1827-1901.