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Milliners Shop and Orford Social Library

The Millinery shop was built in 1840 and run by Mrs. Fifield, who had a house near the shop (taken down in 1897). Although a millinery often refers specifically to women's hats, milliners also sold fabric, clothing and other items and would sometimes employ individuals to design and make dresses and fill other requests. After occupying the top of the Wheeler Store and other locations, the Orford Social Library purchased the building in 1907. Social Library
The Social Library was incorporated in 1797 and refers to its patrons as proprietors. Each book in the collection was assigned a number and each proprietor would [text missing have a page?] . Daniel Tillotson's page shows he read a number of books including Adventures of a Guinea (Book #6). Chrysal; or the Adventures of a Guinea was written by Charles Johnstone in 1822 and is narrated through the voice of a traveling gold coin. The book examines human character and the potential corruptive influence of money.

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Daniel Tillotson's page magnifying glass
List of Books in Library