Most entries relate to Paul Revere's trade as a master silversmith. Entries for commissioned pieces usually consist of the cost of the metal, workmanship, and engraving. Included are entries for gold work and cutting or engraving of copper plates for printing purposes, as well as occasional personal entries for rent or household commodities. In 1774, there is an entry for cleaning teeth. Sketches are located in both the front and the back of the volume, including those of spoons, a "cann," and a sugar tong. The wastebook contains no entries from 2 Apr. 1775-18 Dec. 1778, a period during which Revere was heavily involved in Revolutionary activity as a courier and artillery officer in the Massachusetts Militia.

NOTE: A photostatic copy and typewritten name index to Vols. 1 and 2 are available for use in the MHS Reading Room.

Most entries relate to Paul Revere's trade as a master silversmith, but also document his hardware shop and foundry. The increasing number of cash withdrawals from the silver shop were used to finance Revere's post-Revolution business expansion: a hardware store in 1783 and a foundry in 1788. Personal entries are more frequent in Vol. 2, as are cash entries. Cash payments to Paul Revere, Jr. indicate amounts allocated and uses of the allocations; i.e., house, personal, or food items. Included are transactions for the making of brass trimmings for the Light Infantry, the engraving of gorgets, and the mounting of swords.

NOTE: A photostatic copy and typewritten name index to Vols. 1 and 2 are available for use in the MHS Reading Room.

This wastebook documents the work of the copper mill in Canton and the bell foundry in Boston. Typical entries include orders for bells and copper nails, spikes, and bolts, as well as composition nails and chains. Also included are business transactions with the U.S. Navy for the building of the frigates Constitution, Essex, and Boston; the U.S. government; and the Massachusetts committee for building the new State House.

Vol. 3 contains entries copied from Vol. 4, along with some additional business information. The entries in Vol. 3 were entered into "Ledger A, 1799" (Vol. 14, on Reel 7). Numbers in the left column of the wastebook refer to the page locations in the ledger.

This volume also contains entries kept by Joseph Eayrs while trading at London, 1 Jan.-28 Nov. 1792. (See Vol. 10 for matching entries.) The accounts note the purchase and sale of fabrics, spices, rum, Madeira, tobacco, sugar, and "India" shares. Joseph Eayrs was an acquaintance of Paul Revere, a fellow member of the Sons of Liberty and artillery train, and a Tea Party Indian. Joseph Eayrs' son, Thomas Steven Eayrs, was an apprentice to Paul Revere and married Revere's daughter Frances in 1788. Years after the marriage, Thomas S. Eayrs became mentally incompetent and moved to the country, but continued to receive support from the Revere family.

This wastebook documents copper and bell manufacturing. Entries were transferred into Vol. 3.

This wastebook documents copper manufacturing and bell casting in Boston. Along with the usual copper and bell manufacturing entries are transactions for insurance coverage, taxes, collection of outstanding debt, discounts for prompt payments, and cash received from company stock. Also included are notes related to the manufacture of three- and six-pound brass cannons; accounts of Paul, Sr., Joseph W., and Paul, Jr.; occasional personal entries; and sporadic entries for the Canton branch of the business. The bell foundry was relocated to Canton after "the great gale" of 9 Oct. 1804 which blew the roof off the Lynn Street (Boston) bell foundry. However, Revere & Son maintained a retail outlet in Boston, and copper and bell account entries appear in both the Boston and Canton books.

This wastebook relates to the bell foundry and copper mills. The volume also contains an inventory of stock, cash on hand, and debts due for 1 Mar. 1811; accounts for Paul, Sr., Paul, Jr., Joseph W., and Paul III; and occasional entries for the Canton copper mill. There are no entries from 14 Apr.-15 May 1818. (Paul Revere died 10 May 1818.) Estate entries may be found in Sep. 1818. Located at the end of the volume is an inventory of goods and notes for Boston and Canton.

This wastebook for the bell foundry and copper mill contains mostly manufacturing entries for the production of bells, copper sheets, and copper bolts, and for the purchase of pig copper, old copper, and copper bottoms. Located at the front of the book is a statement of stock on hand, cash notes, and debts due. The volume includes notes on United States contracts such as those for the U.S. Navy Department, as well as cash and interest payments to the Revere family. For example, an entry in 1823 indicates interest received by Paul Revere's daughter Harriet on a $4,000 bequest from her father.

This wastebook for the bell foundry and copper mill matches Vol. 7 in content until 1830. From 1830-1843, the entries primarily note cash payments to employees and family members.

This volume contains two distinct sections. The first section, an account for the workshop in Boston, 2 Aug. 1783-8 Sep. 1788, includes entries for copper, iron, brass, and plate work. Items such as brass kettles, skillets, and candlesticks, black shoe and knee buckles, lead pots, nails, hinges, pliers, screws, brads, and cast padlocks and desk locks may be found frequently among the entries, along with transactions for bolts of cloth, paper, needles, and other building and household sundries. This section is organized chronologically. Entries were transferred to Vol. 13 (Reel 7).

The second section of the volume is not in strict chronological or subject order. The cash and memoranda book includes Revere's account with the furnace, 1799-1804, and a list of items stolen out of the workshop, 1785-1786. This section also contains a memorandum of bells cast by Paul Revere, 1793-1801, and various estate accounts. The longest running estate account is David Moseley's, 1798-1800. David Moseley was a former apprentice who was married to Paul Revere's sister Elizabeth. Also included is an account for the upkeep of Thomas S. Eayrs, Paul Revere's son-in-law, and accounts with the United States for casting and finishing small cannons.

Vol. 10 contains accounts for the estate of David Moseley, Jan.-July 1801; Dr. Samuel Willard, 1801-1802; Thomas Eayrs, 1801-1803; Mrs. Susanna Hitchbourn, 1801-1803; and Thomas Ramsden, including other accounts regarding Ramsden land in the state of Vermont, 1793-1804. Also included are several sections of accounts for the furnace and mills, 1800-1803; a list of bells, continued from Vol. 9, cast by Paul Revere, 1801-1810; and an undated business journal of trade accounts, probably kept by Joseph Eayrs, the father of Thomas Eayrs, at London, 1792. Although unidentified, the entries match those kept by Joseph Eayrs in Vol. 3 (Reel 5).

This journal contains accounts for the mills and foundry at Boston. Transactions include purchases of raw materials for the foundry, along with insurance for shipping products, cash tendered, monies received, and materials manufactured and sold. Entries were transferred to Vol. 15 (Reel 7).

This journal contains accounts for the mills and foundry at Boston. Included are entries for the manufacturing of nails, spikes, clinch rings, bolts, and copper sheeting. Packing and trucking costs are also listed. Entries were transferred to Vol. 18 (Reel 8).

Although identified as a cash book on its cover, this book contains an inventory of Paul Revere's hardware store stock taken 15 Feb. 1785. Stock includes plated ware, pewter, brass and copper, cutlery, scissors, door and pad locks, snuffers, spectacles and looking glasses, razors, tools, buttons, files, hinges, brushes, and Japan ware.

This cash book shows daily sales and cash on hand.

This volume lists cash debits and credits for the business and Revere family personal expenditures.

This volume lists business and Revere family personal cash credits and debits.

Along with daily cash debits and credits, this book contains an account of bells made from 1 Oct. 1818-29 Dec. 1825 and an account of (promissory) notes given, 1819-1820. Alphabetical index.

This cash book lists receipts and expenditures.

This volume contains an item list of goods imported by Paul Revere for sale in the shop, including ships' and captains' names; insurance costs; and commissions earned. Also included is a memorandum of receipt of a key from Mr. Wells, 1796.

This volume contains invoices for copper received and products shipped out. Incomplete alphabetical index. At the end of the book are lists of the quantities of copper products (bolts, spikes, sheathing, nails) ordered by and delivered to the Charlestown Navy Yard for frigate construction.

Entries in this sales ledger are arranged chronologically. Name index.

This volume contains an account of manufactured copper from Canton, 1806, as well as Revere's written warranty of bells, a bell price list, and a list of church bell sales, noting the date of sale, customer, location, and weight of the bell, 1793-1828.

This book of receipts for payments for goods and services includes a sketch for bell and cannon.

NOTE: Some signatures in this receipt book have been removed.

Vol. 51 consists of 14 separate gatherings.

This volume contains records of Paul Revere & Son's account with the Boston Bank, including cash deposits, withdrawals, and balances. An index at the beginning indicates page locations of Boston and foreign money. Also included is a list of the size and weight of the most popular sheets of copper and the weights of sheet copper and copper bolts.

This orderly book was kept by Paul Revere for the expedition to Rhode Island as part of Col. Thomas Crafts' Artillery Regiment. Included are orders from John Crane relating to the movement of artillery at the siege of Newport. Other subjects include courts-martial, punishment, sanitation, provisions, arms, brigade distribution, military parades, and regulations for marches.

This journal was kept by Joseph W. Revere on a European trip for the purpose of gaining technical knowledge about copper rolling. Included are his impressions and observations of bell foundries, rolling mills, and brass works visited in Britain, France, and Amsterdam, as well as sketches and some descriptions of ovens and rolling bars. The volume also contains copies of letters written during the trip from 13 Nov. 1804-[17] Apr. 1805. Subjects include money transfers, introductions and queries about business locations, and acknowledgment of packets. Revere explains the initial difficulty in gaining entrance to foundries and describes copper processing and rolling and bell casting. Also included is a sketch (with dimensions) of an iron roll for rolling copper, as well as some personal correspondence.

These papers relate to the title and purchase of Penobscot lands in Maine which were sold by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, purchased by William Bingham, and conveyed by the trustees appointed by his will. Also included is the evidence of Thomas M. Willing's title to the lands conveyed by him, jointly with the trustees, to Joseph Tilden. The connection between Paul Revere and the Bingham land purchase is unclear.

Entries relate to carpentry work and are organized chronologically. (See also Vols. 3 and 10 for Joseph Eayrs account books.)

This volume contains an account with Jacob Perkins for buckles sold on commission. Also included are sketches of a buckle, a man with a hat, and intricate decorative details for silver/gold work.

This plan depicts the mill property and dwelling house of Paul Revere on the east branch of the Neponset River in Canton, formerly the government powder mill. An undated oversize map (22 x 44 cm.) shows Revere's home, dams, fences, bridges, raceway, and Leonard & Kingsley's forge and grist mill. Also included is an undated pen-and-ink sketch of the Revere property on the Neponset River in Canton (6 x 12 cm.).