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Fisher and Southall Dry Goods Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1626

Scope and Content Note

The ledger lists customers and details items purchased from January 1861 to June 1862. The ledger includes supplies such as skillets, fabric, and food sold to travelers.

Dates

  • 1861-1862

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

In 1861, James Fisher and Emmett Southall ran a dry goods store in Powhatan (Lawrence County), Arkansas. They sold goods to steamboat passengers and operators traveling along the Black River toward the Mississippi River.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Arrangement of the Papers

The collection consists of one volume

Acquisition Information

Thomas Cullen of Orchard Park, New York, donated the Fisher and Southall Dry Goods Ledger, through Frank Amari, to Special Collections on October 26, 2005.

Processing Information

Processed by Matthew Lammers; completed December 2006.

Creator

Source

Title
Fisher and Southall Dry Goods Ledger
Status
Completed
Author
Matthew Lammers
Date
2006
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444