Josiah Hume & Co. Records
Scope and Contents
Financial records of a business in Calais, Maine, presumably a general store. One volume, dated 1829-1832 and entitled Ledger B, records sales of goods such as shoes, apples, mackerel, butter, oil, rum, flannel, etc. The second volume, a daybook from 1835-1837, records daily transactions of the store. The volumes are accompanied by miscellaneous invoices, 1830-1832.
Dates
- 1829-1837
Creator
- Josiah Hume & Co. (Organization)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Extent
2 Volumes (32-41 cm)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Financial records of a business in Calais, Maine, presumably a general store. One volume, dated 1829-1832 and entitled Ledger B, records sales of goods such as shoes, apples, mackerel, butter, oil, rum, flannel, etc. The second volume, a daybook from 1835-1837, records daily transactions of the store. The volumes are accompanied by miscellaneous invoices, 1830-1832.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Dan Casavant Rare Books, Waterville, Me. in November 2006.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Calais (Me.) -- Commerce Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Calais (Me.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Daybooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Dry-goods -- Prices Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- General stores -- Maine -- Calais Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Groceries -- Prices Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hume, Josiah, circa 1799-1872
- Ledgers (Account books) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Josiah Hume & Co. Records
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- 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 Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
