Barcode Number 1107287: Account Book of William Crutchfield, 1849-1856

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The volume was used as a ledger and a daybook at Crutchfield's store in Rocketts. The ledger portion of the volume records the accounts of individual customers. One set of accounts lists transactions in chronological order, with payments made by cash, credit, or barter of items such as eggs and butter. The second set of accounts in volume lists transactions in chronological order, but do not list the names of items purchased; rather, they use the general term "amount of bill." The daybook portion of the volume records the daily transactions of Crutchfield's store in Rocketts from August to October 1855. Information found in entries includes name of customer, date of transaction, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, cost of each item, form of payment, and total amount owed and paid.

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