William C. Johnson Ledger
Content Description
The ledger of William C. Johnson of Rensselaer County, New York documents accounts for his 19th century store. Accounts are listed for many individuals including John King, Russell and Hale, James Keeler, John Stillwell, Peter Williams, Lemuel Tupper, S. Perry, Hoffman and Glass, W. Wetmore, Welder and Hastings, Norton and Sons, Henry Waller, the ship or sloop Columbia, and others. Items sold include fabric, ribbon, white cotton hose, florentine, bombaret, cold sewings, black raffeta ribbon, buff gloves, dark gingham, imitation shawls, pink furniture, American gingham, drab cord, blue bandanas, fancy plaid shawls, surge silk, horn combs, book muslin, dark vesting, black beaver gloves, Bedford cord, horn buttons, ridicule snaps, furniture binding, worsted tippets, Russia diapers, knitting needles, fishhooks, pen knives, flat irons, sperm oil, borax, lamp wicks, camphor, knives, forks, tongs, and others.
The ledger contains approximately 270 pages of accounts. The first few pages were removed and are not accounted for, but the entries begin with a page numbered one.
Description provided by seller.
Dates
- 1819-1826
Creator
- Johnson, William C. (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Nebraska Public Records Statutes (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 84-712 through 84-712.09), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of Nebraska Omaha assumes no responsibility.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.05 Cubic Feet (1 folder containing 1 volume) : Ledgers
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Collection has not yet been arranged and described.
Custodial History
Purchased on ebay from seller diaries on May 30, 2016.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented to the University of Nebraska libraries and the citizens of Nebraska in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. George Miller Hays, Sr., Billings, Montana, parents of Don Llewelyn Hays, Omaha, Nebraska, 1888-1974.
- General stores -- New York (State) -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- ledgers (account books) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- William C. Johnson Ledger
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Amy Schindler; Angela Kroeger
- Date
- 2016-06-15
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections Repository
Archives & Special Collections
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
6001 Dodge St.
Omaha Nebraska 68182-0237 United States
402-554-6046
unoasc@unomaha.edu
