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Account books -- Tennessee -- Putnam County

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Putnam County Account Book Fragment

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1355
Abstract

This handwritten fragment of an account book from Putnam County, Tennessee, is dated from September 1874 to 1879. It lists the sale and payments for a wide range of goods, including foods, powder, sewing supplies, horseshoes and nails, buttons, suspenders, bars of lead, tools, and feed. Of note is several entries for “jeans,” likely referring to general work clothes.

Dates: 1874 September-1879