Pharmacy and general store ledger, 1840-1852

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Pharmacy and general store ledger
Dates:
1840-1852
Extent:
1 unknown (1 ledger)
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains Holograph ledger of New England pharmacy and general store, with transactions dated from 1840-1852. Completed in two or more hands, on ruled paper, bound in quarter tan sheep and blue-grey paper over boards. Contains entries for opium, morphine, Russia salve, rum, brandy, spirits of turpentine, quinine, belladonna, gum Arabic, vials, iodine, strychnine, linament, cough mixture, etc.. Other items and services include 1/4 day pay soldier's muster, 1 day recording taxes, tobacco, calico, ribbon, rice, etc. Final page signed "John Rollins" and mentions Louden, N.H.. Dated entries each consist list of customer's name, list of items sold and their prices.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Kelly Besser, 2020.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-01 16:35:25 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Location of this collection:
Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library
12-077 Center for Health Sciences, Box 951798
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1798, US
Contact:
(310) 825-6940