Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Stephen Longfellow’s estate paid Jacob S. Paine $250.00 in 1836 for the manufacture of a rosewood piano forte and an additional $8.25 for a music stool, equaling about $8,500 in 2024.
Purchased for Stephen’s daughter, Anne S. Longfellow for the Wadsworth-Longfellow home on Congress Street in Portland, the piano forte was the estate’s largest accounting expense over nine years.
About This Item
- Title: Longfellow estate accounting, Portland, 1836
- Creation Date: 1836
- Subject Date: 1836
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 19.5 cm x 24.5 cm
- Local Code: S-8832_Folder 2
- Object Type: Text
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