Account books

Scope and Contents Ruled ledger book, 406" x 181 mm. 451 pages, bound in full leather. Manuscript entries in black ink from June 1853 to January. The account ledger shows expenses after the merging of two companies: the Jackson Iron Mine of Jackson, Michigan, and the Sharon Iron Company of Sharon, Pennsylvania. The merger took place around 1852. Expenses are shown in detail for the company and include food, lodging and business expenses, such as shipping and laying plank for roads and railroads. Many...