Volumes one and two include information on William Chapin 2nd. Volumes three and four are daybooks for William Chapin 3rd. Volume five, a ledger and daybook, is for Heman Chapin. In addition, he made note of the dates in which hired laborers began working on his farm. Peter Terre, James Whaling, Gabe Chapman, Ezekeil Bagg, Paul Chapin, Moses Bliss, Lewis Ferry, Cotton Ely, solomon Ashley, Wareham Stebens, Benjamin Ashley, Philip Smith and others.
Entries reflect sale of cider, and boards and the hiring farm labor.
Accounts include Benjamin Burgess, William Bliss, Giles Day, Calvin Wright, Gustavis Pinney, William Babcock, Joseph Pearce, Alexander Chapin, Samuel Alden, Mr. Taft, and Stephen Knowlton. Accounts include A. G. Parker, Norman Chapin, Thaddeus Chapin, Widow Mary Chapin, William Bemis, Giles S.Chapin, Auartus Chapin, Ferdinand Colas, Eli Hoar, Luke Day, Joseph K. Bundy, Joseph Pease and others. Ledger, 1813-1847 for Heman Chapin Ledger contains an index on the first page. Volume also contains notations on farm labor, the hiring of horses, and the sale of wheat and potatoes. Accounts include Bridgeman Chapin, William Colton, Francis Chapin, Otis Skeele, Moses Bliss, Lewis Ferry, Giles Day, Joseph Pease, Caleb Pendleton, Gustaves Pinney, Calvin Wright, Thomas Chapin and others.