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Edwards and Bishop business records

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 16
Scope and Contents

Ledgers (2 day books, 2 ledgers, 1 monthly summary, and 1 accounts receivable book). Includes store ledgers and receipt book covering the years 1875 to 1877 for the Edwards and Bishop Booksellers and Stationers store. Also includes the account ledgers of the Strasburg, Pa. farm managed by William B. Bishop from 1871 to 1901 and a ledger from the Quaker City Business College. Financial records, names of customers, items purchased and costs are included.

Dates: 1871-1901

John Henry Ammon ledger

 Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: 003-MS 13
Scope and Contents

Ledgers contain business records of a family farm and slaughterhouse. ‡b Includes daily transactions of the slaughterhouse from 1846 to 1856 and dairy farm records from 1857 to 1897.

Dates: 1846-1897

John Wesley McAllister Financial and Real Estate Records

 Collection
Identifier: 003-MS 6
Scope and Contents

Financial (1804-1887), legal (1848-1888), and real estate (1760-1892) records of the McAllister and Hackman families of Lancaster County, Pa. Includes deeds, wills, inventories, indentures, promissory notes, insurance policies, and additional records.

Dates: 1760-1892; Other: Date acquired: 12/10/1974

Martin E. Manning ledger

 Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: 003-MS 15
Scope and Contents

Ledger containing the financial records of a farmer from Manor Township, Lancaster County Pa. Includes an alphabetical list of clients followed by an accounting of the services rendered each. Credit and debit entries, purchased items and costs are listed. Also includes the boarding accounts of George Manning.

Dates: 1846-1885

Steacy family business records

 Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: 003-MS 14
Scope and Contents

Business ledgers. Day books, 1842-1877 contain debit and credit entries by name, merchandise or service performed, and amount. Account book, 1853-1864, with Farm Bank of Lancaster, Pa., shows deposits and withdrawals, reason, and periodic balancing. Record of purchases, 1849-1857 is a daily listing of purchaser, product, and cost.

Dates: 1842-1877