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Box W0051.01

Container

Contains 2 Results:

Sales book, December 1861-May 1862

Item — Box: W0051.01

Identifier: Item 1

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

These two ledgers document sales made at the Coleman, Hearst, and Company Mercantile, located in Richmond, Alabama, in the 1860s. In January 1862, the store was renamed Coleman and Coleman. The first ledger contains entries dated between December 1861 to January 1862, and the second ledger contains entries from December 1861 to May 1862. Both ledgers contain descriptions of purchases made by customers.

Dates: 1861-1862

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Coleman and Coleman mercantile records

Sales book, December 1861-August 1862

Item — Box: W0051.01

Identifier: Item 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

These two ledgers document sales made at the Coleman, Hearst, and Company Mercantile, located in Richmond, Alabama, in the 1860s. In January 1862, the store was renamed Coleman and Coleman. The first ledger contains entries dated between December 1861 to January 1862, and the second ledger contains entries from December 1861 to May 1862. Both ledgers contain descriptions of purchases made by customers.

Dates: 1861-1862

Found in: The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections / Coleman and Coleman mercantile records