Account book for a store in Muscatine, Iowa, 1852-1853.

1 v. (392 p.) ; 44 cm

English

In English.

Purchased from Carmen D. Valentino on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2013.

This material is open for research.

Manuscript ledger in the hand of an unidentified general goods merchant in Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa. The merchant records sales of carpets, textiles, clothing, housewares, hardware, ammunition, farm goods, and food. The merchant notes accepting whiskey, wheat, butter, and eggs for credit and records details of operating a money exchange. The merchant also notes business exchanges with steamboat crewsmen and passengers on the Mississippi River, including Alexander Clark, possibly the Iowa civil rights leader and businessman.

October 30, 2015

Account Book for a Store in Muscatine, Iowa. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Account Book for a Store in Muscatine, Iowa. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Account books - Iowa - Muscatine County - 19th century.

Businessmen Iowa Muscatine County 19th century.