1989.008.004

Series contains Payroll Books, Time Books, and other recorded payroll information. It includes one large bound Payroll book covering the dates Aug. 1, 1846 - Apr. 30, 1847; four smaller bound Payroll volumes covering 1905-1936; loose sheet payroll records from 1937-1979; Time Books, mostly complete, from 1847-1976; and other miscellaneous records of payroll and employment. The records contain names of employees, hours worked, and wages paid. Records after 1937 frequently contain employees' Social Security numbers. Also included are records of analyses and apportionment of payroll.

notes: AAT ID: 300027497
payroll records
bookkeeping records, , financial records, records, ... Visual and Verbal Communication
Note: The records relating to the authorization, computation, distribution, and payment of wages and salaries.

admin: The Essex Company Cashier was in charge of the business office at Lawrence, and most of the records pertaining to the day-to-day operation of the company were in his custody. The cashiers of the Essex Company during the creation of the Payroll records were as follows:
George D. Cabot 1845
John R. Rollins 1853
Henry H. Hall 1864
Robert H. Tewksbury 1875-1910
Roland A. Prescott 1910-1947
Harry J. Bunting 1948-1960
Duncan S. McKilloup 1960-1979

4 bound Payroll volumes are leather-bound with cloth covers. One measures 22" x 16" and 3 measure 11" x 15". Most Time Books are approximately 5" x 7". Loose Payroll sheets are 11" x 15" and Analysis of Payroll sheets are 11" x 17."