Davis and Bower City Meat Market (Charleston, Ill.) Account Book, 1875-1878
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Scope and Contents
Account book, 1875-1878, for the Davis and Bower City Meat Market in Charleston, Illinois. Giles Davis (1828-1878), who was one of the owners seems to have made most of the entries.
Recorded in the indexed volume are names of customers, types of purchase and how those were paid for (cash or barter). Also included are several loose receipts, including one from the Farmers' Club and Charleston Township, of which Davis was a member.
Dates
- Creation: 1875-1978
Creator
- Davis, Giles, 1824-1878 (Person)
- Davis and Bower City Meat Market (Charleston, Ill.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
English.
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Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase. 3/17/2010.
Genre / Form
Geographic
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- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository