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Erastus Beck mercantile ledger

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2799

Scope and Contents

The Erastus Beck mercantile ledger was presented to Beck by the Agencia del Timbre de la Ascencion to be used for his mercantile business located in the Colonia Diaz, a Latter Day Saint colony in Mexico. The ledger consists of accounting notations regarding merchandise sold along with a listing of about 250 different buyers of more than a thousand horses. Each of these entries list the buyer, the number of horses, the colors, the brands, and the initials of the clerk.

Dates

  • 1901

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 Oversize Box)

Language of Materials

English

Spanish; Castilian

Abstract

The Erastus Beck mercantile ledger (1901) was presented to Beck by the Agencia del Timbre de la Ascencion to be used for his mercantile business located in the Colonia Diaz, a Latter Day Saint colony in Mexico. The ledger consists of accounting notations regarding merchandise sold along with a listing of about 250 different buyers of more than a thousand horses. Each of these entries list the buyer, the number of horses, the colors, the brands, and the initials of the clerk.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in 2014.

Processing Information

Title
Inventory of the Erastus Beck mercantile ledger
Author
Finding aid created by Betsey Welland.
Date
2014 (last modified: 2020)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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