Series 2 - Financial Records

Series consists of various financial records almost all of which are account ledgers of various types and sizes, including customer sales account books, which record the names of customers, both individuals and companies, the types of items purchased, and the amounts paid, customer account ledgers, which record the name of the customer, amounts owed, payments made by cash or sundries (gifts or other items in lieu of payment), cash books, which record the name of the customer, the dates of payments, and balances or debts, financial account books, which record business expenses and cash on hand, sundries expenses, banking information, and a few loose leaf pages of receipts and correspondence, some of which is written in German, as well as merchandise and stock account books, which record the stock and merchandise on hand at specific periods of time. There are also a few customer indexes with various numbers corresponding to the names listed, but it is unclear if these are page numbers and to which of the multiple ledgers the pages may refer to. The series also includes a single company receipt for items purchased by a commercial customer recording the items and amount paid, dated April 6, 1897.