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Joseph Zeb Hearst and Company Daybook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0792
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Scope and Contents note

A ledger containing daily entries for purchases. From October 1859 through January 1860 the entries are headed Carlowville; from February to June 1860, accounts receivable, no location; from March 1861 on, entries are headed Richmond (Alabama). From January 30, 1862, headed Abner M. Coleman & Co., Richmond.

Dates

  • Creation: 1859-1862

Creator

Biographical/Historical note

General Store in Carlowville and Richmond, Dallas County, Alabama, originally operated by Joseph Zeb Hearst and later by J. D. Allison Jr., Hearst's son-in-law

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 inch (ledger))

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

A ledger contains daily entries for purchases from this Carlowville and Richmond, Dallas County, Alabama general store owned by Joseph Zeb Hearst.

Provenance

unknown

Related Materials

Joseph Zebulon Hearst letters, A. S. Williams III Americana Collection, University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama

Processed by

unknown

Geographic

Topical

Title
Guide to the Joseph Zeb Hearst and Company Daybook
Status
Completed
Date
February 2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0266
205.348.0513