Louisville, Daybook
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Louisville, Daybook
- Date
- 1817 May 13-1819 November 6
- Extent
- 0.19 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Business records--Kentucky--Louisville.
- Preferred Citation
- 61M229: [identification of item], Louisville, Daybook, 1817 May 13-1819 November 6, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- The business name is unknown, therefore no information could be found.
- Scope and Content
- The Louisville Daybook is a business ledger for a general dry goods store in Louisville, Kentucky. Dates range from May 13, 1817-November 6, 1819. It includes receipts of sale to multiple families, including goods such as flour, tobacco, and cloth, as well as records of incoming and outgoing shipments.
- The book itself was manufactured by the T. Gilpen & Company of Brandywine, Pennsylvania. Each page has a watermark with the company name or their crest on it.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
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