Six account books dating to as early as 1794 were discovered in a barn here. They not only document transactions for merchandise such as calico, schoolbooks, and maize, they offer a glimpse into life in early East Hampton.

Paul Libin, one of the most influential and successful producers in Broadway history and a Springs homeowner for about 60 years, died on June 28 in a Manhattan hospital at the age of 94.

Patricia Peterson, a pioneering fashion editor for The New York Times who became a vice president at the department store Henri Bendel, died at home in Manhattan on June 15. She was 99 and lived part time in Amagansett.

Edward L. Schiff, an eminent authority on real estate law, died of heart failure on July 4 in New York City. A summer resident of Montauk for more than 40 years, he was 96.