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General stores -- Michigan -- Hancock

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Henry Trathen Personal Store Account Books

 Collection — Sc_box MS 2, Folder: 34
Identifier: MS-634
Abstract

Account books, 1874-1900, personal store account books for Henry Trathen, small notebooks kept by the customer to record purchases made on credit. Includes account books from general stores Harris Seager & Co. in Ripley, Michigan and Graham Pope in Houghton, Michigan.

Dates: 1874-1900

Perkins and Company Store Ledgers

 Collection — Box 1-3
Identifier: MS-373
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...
Dates: 1864-1881

Stephen Pierce Personal Store Account Books

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-671
Abstract

Account books, 1894-circa 1910, personal store account books for Stephen (Steven) Pierce (Pearse). Small notebooks kept by the customer to record purchases made on credit. Includes account books from Hendrickson & Mantta Co. (later Mantta Co.), a general store in Hancock, Michigan, Frank Eilola & Co., a store providing groceries, meats and provisions in Hancock, Michigan and J.H. Seager in Ripley, Michigan.

Dates: 1894-Circa 1910