Antique 1908–1913 Connecticut Handwritten Farm & Land Account Ledger New Canaan For Sale

📚🖋️ Antique New Canaan, CT ledger w/ Mazzochi Farm owner inscription + club records

📌 Condition

• Very good for its age with expected antique wear

• Black cloth cover shows surface scuffs/rubs and handling marks (see photos)

• Binding appears intact; pages turn well

• Interior has handwritten ink entries + some pencil math/tallies; some pages are blank/unfilled (normal for old ledgers)

• Please review all photos for exact condition and writing content

📝 Description

Genuine early-1900s handwritten ledger/account book with strong Connecticut provenance.

The inside owner inscription appears to read: “James S. Rae, New Canaan, Conn., Owner of Mazzochi Farm” — a great local-history detail that gives this book real personality and “story,” not just generic blank stationery.

Inside, the ledger contains extensive handwritten accounting-style entries including dated pages (ex: July 1909), line-item purchases/expenses, and multiple pages referencing a Fish & Game Club (including “expenditures” and “receipts” style pages). There are also intriguing period vendor references and names throughout—one entry appears to read “Yale Brewing Co” (handwritten), which adds another strong Connecticut-era angle.

This is the kind of piece that appeals to:

• CT / New Canaan local-history collectors

• antique ephemera & manuscript buyers

• hunting/fishing sporting club history collectors

• Yale-area / New Haven regional history interest

✅ Features

• 📅 Date range seen in book: early 1900s with entries including 1909 and later years shown in photos

• 🖋️ Handwritten ink ledger with additional pencil tallies

• 🏡 Owner provenance: “James S. Rae” + “New Canaan, Conn.” + “Owner of Mazzochi Farm” (as written)

• 🎣 Multiple pages referencing a Fish & Game Club with receipts/expenditures style accounting

• 🍺 One entry appears to reference “Yale Brewing Co” (handwritten)

• 📖 Many filled pages plus some unused/blank pages remaining (typical)

• 🗺️ Strong Connecticut local/regional interest

🏆 Collector’s Note

Handwritten account ledgers of this type were working documents and were rarely preserved once their practical use ended. Surviving examples with identified ownership, multi-year continuity, and clearly documented local activity are increasingly scarce.

This ledger is especially notable for its New Canaan, Connecticut provenance, the named owner inscription (James S. Rae), and its detailed record of farm operations, land rent, and community organizations, including recurring entries tied to a Fish & Game Club and regional vendors such as Yale Brewing Company of New Haven. Together, these elements provide a layered primary-source view into early 20th-century rural life, land use, and commerce in Connecticut.

For collectors of Americana, Connecticut history, agricultural records, sporting-club history, or manuscript ephemera, this volume represents a substantial and research-worthy artifact rather than a decorative curiosity.

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