Abstract

Account books, 1858-circa 1880, for unidentified general stores in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Day book entries include lists of goods purchased, lists of items to purchase, recipes for various medicines, notes and short diary entries. One day book appears to be for a store near L'Anse, Michigan. Also includes a ledger with customer's purchases and day book listed.

Abstract

Collection, 1866-1894, compiled by James Kerr. Consists of miscellaneous printed ephemera from Michigan's Copper Country, including a graduation program from Hancock High School (1894), a personal account book, a dance card, blotter paper with advertisements, tickets and letters to and from unidentified persons. Also includes pages from an unidentified general merchandise store ledger.

Abstract Ledgers, 1864-1881, for the Perkins and Company store located in Hancock, Michigan. Includes detailed accounting of items bought by customers, inventory, profit and loss statements, and freight charges. Customers include several mining companies as well as unidentified school districts and hospitals. Two of the day books are embossed with the initials "JHS," one also has James H. Seager written on the inside cover. Seager was a local entrepreneur and general store owner in Franklin Mine and...