W. M. Staples Ledger C

Collection

Identifier: SpC MS 1397-sc

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Ledger listing purchases of customers at a general store in Bridgton, Maine. Items sold include tobacco, flour, lamb, soap, rice, beans, coffee, etc.

Dates

Creation: 1897-1899

Creator

Staples, W. M. (Winburn M.), 1855-1939 (Person)
Harriman, Abel H. (Person)
Roes, John H. (Person)
Harnden, Byron (Person)

Restrictions on Access

No restrictions on access.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Information on literary rights available in the repository.

Biographical Note

Winburn M. Staples built a store in Bridgton, Maine, around 1885 in partnership with Abel H. Harriman. Staples and Harriman sold their business to John Roes and Byron Harnden in 1892, although the store seems to have retained its original name. Winburn Staples was also founding president of Bridgton's second bank, sat on many boards and committees, and represented Bridgton in the Maine legislature as both a senator and a representative.