Charles F. Manahan and Son General Store account books
Abstract
The collection consists of seven general store account books, one school account book combined with general store accounts, and one day book of the Charles F. Manahan and Son General Store, located in Sabillasville, Frederick County, Maryland. Interleaved within the pages are tax and cash register receipts, customer receipts, promissory notes, correspondence, and a pharmaceutical advertisement
Dates
- 1842-1931
Creator
- Manahan, Charles F. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
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Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (3.5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mr. Jay Shockley in 1981.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of seven general store account books, one school account book combined with general store accounts, and one day book. Interleaved within the pages are tax and cash register receipts, customer receipts, promissory notes, correspondence, and a pharmaceutical advertisement. The account books are divided into three time spans: 1836-65; 1871-1890; and 1929-1931.
Products include accounts of field and shop labor, blacksmithing, butchering, clothing, crockery, fabric, food staples, grain, medicines, school supplies, sewing notions, shoes, repairs, tools, and window glass.
Prominent family names include: Bireley, Brown, Crawford, Eby, Eyle, Gladhill, Harbaugh, Linebaugh, McClain, Shinddelecker, Willhide, and Williar.
Companies represented include: All Saint Sisters, Bell Telephone, Drs. D. Fahrney & Son, The First National Bank(Blue Ridge Summit), Trustees of School District 1, World Wide Adjusting Co., and P. G. Zouck.
Creator
- Manahan, Charles F. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Charles F. Manahan and Son General Store account books
- Status
- Under Revision
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Revision Statements
- 2020-02-27: Manually entered into ArchivesSpace by Sandra Glascock
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