Account books
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Rahm & Baum ledger
Collection — Fol-21
Identifier: Fol-21
Scope and Contents
Records debits and credits accrued by Rahm & Baum in the operation of their store. The firm offered a wide range of products to its customers, including flax, whiskey, salt, window glass, "sundries," potash, decanters, coffee, nails, sets of teaware, shoes, textiles, etc. Other expenses documented include the cost of a carriage from Philadelphia, work at a store in Middletown, and hauling between Middletown and Hummelstown. Many of the entries contain a dollar amount owed and the phrase...
Dates:
1791 - 1796
Found in:
Winterthur Library
William Appleton and Company ledger
Collection — Box 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Col-1029
Content Description
Ledger of Boston shipping merchants William Appleton and Company detailing transactions that took place between 1836 and 1842. Accounts include tea speculation, shipments of goods to New Orleans, Louisiana, and Liverpool Packet Co. shipments to Havana, Cuba. Following the ledger entries, the ledger was used for children's drawings of American Civil War battle maps, as well as used as a scrapbook containing various maps of the United States and material related to American territories.
Dates:
1836-1842
Found in:
Winterthur Library