Barcode Number 1090017: Daybook of Gabriel Jordan's General Store, 1851-1866

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The daybook recorded in chronological order the daily transactions of the unidentified business. Information recorded in the daybook includes date of transaction, name of customer, type of transaction, cost of transaction, form of payment, and amount owed or paid. Transactions include payments for debts purchases of merchandise, and rental fees. Merchandise sold include butter, plaster, apples, cow hide, hay, cotton, herring, beef, and sheep skin. Payments made by cash, credit, or barter of goods such as molasses, bacon, and beans. Page numbers found in entries correspond with page numbers found in entries in ledger.

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