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Retail trade -- Accounting.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Dry Goods Ledger Book

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2998
Abstract

This collection houses one well organized ledger documenting the transactions of an unidentified dry goods store between 1850 and 1870. The entries include lists of cloth bought, records of whiskey barrels ordered and sold, and records of a large assortment of trinkets.

Dates: 1850-1870

James A. Boyd Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3022
Abstract

This collection houses the ledger book of Johnson City merchant James A. Boyd documenting his trade between 1883 and 1885. The book is organized alphabetically by customer's last name and records such information as the date of the transaction, the amount the customer was charged, and the item(s) the customer purchased.

Dates: 1883-1885