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Dry goods stores

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Account books

00-1949-40-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-1949-40-0
Abstract

Account books (1949-40-0) contain financial and transaction records for the years 1840 through 1849 for a drugstore or dry good store. Daily business is recorded with notations of customer's names, what they purchased and the cost.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1840-1849; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1948

Day book

00-2011-94-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2011-94-0
Scope and Contents

Day book (2011-94-0) records daily dry goods purchases for the year 1861 and 1862. Each day includes a listing of customers for the day and what they purchased. As well as the cost of the goods. The creator of the book and the store are unknown. The item is housed in 3B Box 15.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1861-1862; Other: Date acquired: 02/06/2012

W. D. Ferriss Account book

00-1912-28-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-1912-28-0
Scope and Contents Account book (1912-28-0) contains financial records for the years 1848 and 1879. The entries are likely from a dry goods store. Transaction entries include an individual's name, the items purchased, and the amount paid. The entries for 1848 are noted as taking place in Lyons, while the 1879 entries are listed as taking place in New Milford. The bulk of the book is made up of earlier transactions, with only one page listing entries for the year 1879. Many of the goods found listed in the...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1848 & 1879; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1911

Ledger

00-1971-54-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-1971-54-0
Scope and Contents

Ledger (1971-54-0) containing entries from 1861 and 1862. Includes alphabetical index of names. Transactions do not record goods or services, but lists the dates on which they took place. A loose store inventory listing a variety of general goods is inserted in the back. The creator is unknown. The item is housed in 3B Box 1.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1861-1862; Other: Date acquired: 12/02/1970