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Regan Bros. grocery ledger collection

 Collection — Box: small col. 54
Identifier: Col-1091

Content Description

This collection contains a customer ledger for the Regan Bros., a grocer in New York in the late 1800s. The ledger is 70 pages with a leather binding. The pages include the month, date of order, item ordered, and price of item. The final page of each month’s entry includes a stamp or signature indicating a completed payment. The items include a variety of meats, vegetables, and fruits.

Dates

  • Creation: 1888-1890

Conditions Governing Access

Restricted until assessed by conservation.

Historical Note

Regan Bros. functioned out of New York between 1888-1890, but there is no current information on how long they existed before or beyond these years.

Full Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

  • License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Rabelais Inc.

Dimensions

6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.

Title
Regan Bros. grocery ledger
Status
In Progress
Author
Rachel Rosenblatt
Date
2026
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Winterthur Library Repository

Contact:
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