Ernest General Store records
Abstract
This collection contains the records of a general store owned by T.P. Kennedy and John Fagan Ernest. These include account ledgers, invoices, journals, and cash accounts dating from 1831-1920.
Dates
- 1831-1920
Creator
- Ernest, John Fagan (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open to the public without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
6.25 Linear Feet (5 flat boxes; 2 full Hollinger boxes; 1 half Hollinger boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mr. John Ernest, June 1951.
Scope and Contents
Records of general store at Head of Sassafras, Kent County, Maryland owned successively by T. P. Kennedy (from 1867-1873) and by John Fagan Ernest.
Materials include: Ledgers, 1873-1914 (19 vols.); Journals, 1867-1869 and 1903-1904 (2 vols.); Invoices, 1873-1874 (1 vol.); "Beef Book" Ledger, 1885 (1 vol.); Cash Accounts, 1873-1917 (4 vols.); Daybooks, 1915-1917 (3 vols.); Wheelwright's Shop Records, 1887-1920 (3 vols.); Memoranda (1 vol.); Ledgers of grist mill of T. P. Kennedy, 1831-1858 (2 vols.).
Creator
- Ernest, John Fagan (Person)
- Kennedy, T.P. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Ernest's General Store collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2019-07-29: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Mallory Herberger.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org