Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The John Fisk Papers primarily record Fisk's shipping enterprises and mercantile affairs. The ledgers, journals, and waste books, 1787-1797, accurately summarize his storefront activities. Lists of goods sold in his stores as well as those shipped on his vessels are found throughout the waste books and sales accounts (B1 F2). Of particular interest in the waste books are Fisk's yearly summaries, January 1, 1789 to January 1, 1794, of all his property (real estate, financial assets, store...