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    Ledger book

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    A store ledger used as a daybook; the volume records specific purchases by Native customers at Gauthier's store, including lists of items purchased, price, and quantity. The beginning of the volume contains an index of accounts, the great majority with Menominee tribal names. The volume is bound in original quarter calf over drab marbled boards, the spine is partially detached and the binding is very warn and fragile but the interior pages are intact and legible.

    mssGauthier

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    Ledger book

    Manuscripts

    A store ledger used as a general ledger for customer accounts; this volume was kept in association with volume 1 and contains general customer information concerning purchases and amounts owed. The volume is bound in original calf over marbled boards, with scuffed leather covers and worn spine; the interior pages are intact and legible.

    mssGauthier

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    Ledger book

    Manuscripts

    A repurposed schoolteacher's grade and attendance record book used as a store ledger; an alphabetically arranged ledger recording the total debts of all individuals with numbers in the general ledger. The back of the volume contains draft business letters copied out on the final pages. Original green printed wraps, the spine and covers are damaged, with bits missing; some staining to covers and interior pages, with a small number of pages missing.

    mssGauthier

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    Joseph Gauthier store ledgers

    Manuscripts

    A collection of four bound ledgers, with manuscript entries in various hands; the ledgers are associated with Joseph Gauthier's mercantile business, with the entries dating from 1859 to 1871, with a concentration in the years 1860 to 1861. Together they contain hundreds of records for dozens of customers, the great majority of whom were tribal members and are listed by their Menominee names. Among the range of recorded perishable goods are sugar, molasses, flour, cranberries, pork, tobacco, coffee, and tea; the household merchandise includes fabrics, sewing materials, goods for hunting and fishing, and general items such as smoking pipes, looking glasses, blankets, hats, shoes, copper pans, utensils, bowls, and soap. Besides the purchaser and items purchased, the price and quantity are listed for each purchase. The four volumes are all different styles and bindings, which suggests that Gauthier may have used whatever materials were available for his records.

    mssGauthier

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    Nathaniel Milliken tailor's ledger

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    Item is a ledger belonging to Nathaniel Milliken from Boston, Massachusetts dating approximately 1792-1828. Volume is fragile with deteriorating spine.

    mssHM 49495

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    Stephen Duryea, Account book - Ledger B. Double entry ledger

    Manuscripts

    A general accounting ledger across a number of volumes. Handle carefully, bound in vellum, binding front board warped and spine broken.

    mssDuryea