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315 Mercantile account books, 1852‑1872.
Twenty-three
volumes.
MICROFILMThese are ledgers, journals, and daybooks
from mercantile establishments located in or near
The earliest volume in this series
(Volume 1) has been attributed to “B. & O. Stone,” and the two succeeding
daybooks (Volumes 2 and 3) may also be from that establishment. The "B" of “B. & O. Stone” was
Benjamin Stone. "O" has not
been identified, but by 1864 "O" had removed to
Volume 4, although unattributed, is
interesting for its inclusion of “mineral” (lead) as payment on accounts. Likewise, Volume 6, very tentatively
attributed to Samuel Stone, includes accounts for “Bill of Goods Sent to
Mines,” and “Amount [of] Lead Sent Off.”
The proprietors of “Haley & McCanse”
(Volume 7) were Maj. Harrison Haley and William Alexander McCanse (1821‑1911). The store was located on the south side of
the courthouse square in
Little is known about Volume 5,
attributed to “Whaley & George,” except that Thomas Whaley had preceded
Harrison Haley as a partner of W. A. McCanse in 1855. Likewise, there is no further information for
Volume 10, attributed to “Gay, Allen & Co.”
Volumes 8 and 9 are unidentified.
Volumes 11 through 22 are from the store
of Nancy (Owsley) Stone, who continued in business after being widowed about
1865. She entered into a partnership
with William W. Whaley, but on 1 January 1868 she married James Madison Kellogg
(1810‑1884), who operated a store on the southwestern corner of the
square. No doubt due to the marriage,
“Nancy Stone”/”Stone & Whaley” was restyled as “Kellogg & Whaley” after
an inventory of Nancy Stone’s merchandise on 15 September 1869 (see Volumes 11
and 22). The final volume (23) is a
journal for the new firm of “Kellogg & Whaley,” representing a major
consolidation of the mercantile interests in
These records reflect the typical
business of general stores in small towns during this period. The original volumes are held by the Lawrence
County Historical Society at its museum in the Jones Memorial Chapel near
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