Collection: Elliott and Carl Mill time book | Special Collections & Archives

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the ledger of the Elliott and Carl Mill which records days and hours worked by employees as well as accounts and orders for lumber. The label on the front of the ledger says “Elliot and Carl Mill Time Book Commencing Feby 1, 1888.”

Dates

1886 - 1891

Creator

Elliott, Joseph J. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

Joseph Carl was born in Germany in 1844. He immigrated to the United States and settled in Bayou le Batre, Mobile County, Alabama sometime before 1888. The 1880 Census lists his occupation as “saw logging.”

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 ledger)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

A ledger of the Elliott and Carl Mill which records days and hours worked by employees as well as accounts and orders for lumber.

Provenance

Purchased from Cather & Brown Books, 1989

General

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