Legal Documents and Business History

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Since the founding of the Society there has accumulated in its possession a large number of legal documents. These vary greatly in type and value. Among them may be found deeds, leases, business agreements such as articles of copartnership, etc., apprentice agreements, and wills. As it might be expected, those documents which throw some light on the customs of the people in the wide field of human relations are of the greatest value, and yet it is often difficult to follow a logical and reasonable standard in collecting such material.