(Americana : 18th-century Sources) (Slave States) 1 Vol. Manuscript Economic Ledger from The Company Store. Caroline County, MD, 1792-94 (and repurposed 1819-?). Documents the local sales of foreign imported goods such as mustard, silk, coffee, rum, tobacco, green tea, etc., as well as the exploitation of African-American servants (and perhaps also chattel slaves). Provides insight into diverse period topics e.g. employee credit against wages earned, local patronage systems and the assumption/settling of others' debts, and store accounts settled/unsettled. Important references to transactions conducted by "Negro Simon", "Negro Francis", "Negro Boon", "Negro Sondy", "Negro Emory", and "Negro Woman" (sic). Folio, original boards scuffed and rubbed as expected but binding remains sound. 44 leaves filled in representing '92-'94.
(Americana : 18th-century Sources) (Slave States) 1 Vol. Manuscript Economic Ledger from The Company Store. Caroline County, MD, 1792-94 (and repurposed 1819-?). Documents the local sales of foreign imported goods such as mustard, silk, coffee, rum, tobacco, green tea, etc., as well as the exploitation of African-American servants (and perhaps also chattel slaves). Provides insight into diverse period topics e.g. employee credit against wages earned, local patronage systems and the assumption/settling of others' debts, and store accounts settled/unsettled. Important references to transactions conducted by "Negro Simon", "Negro Francis", "Negro Boon", "Negro Sondy", "Negro Emory", and "Negro Woman" (sic). Folio, original boards scuffed and rubbed as expected but binding remains sound. 44 leaves filled in representing '92-'94.
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