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- GLC#
- GLC09234.25-View header record
- Type
- Documents
- Date
- June 24, 1850 - October 2, 1852
- Author/Creator
- Baxter, Thompson, fl. 1849-1854
- Title
- Account Book
- Place Written
- Stockton, California
- Pagination
- 296 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20.2 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Age of Jackson
Baxter's descriptive business ledger, dating from June 1850 through October 1852. . The main part of this 296 page ledger is a daily account of sales in the store, nothing what was purchased and the price. At the end are several pages listing the names of people who had made purchases on credit, including Reynolds & Co. Express and a couple of saloons
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