Information Sheet

R Dale, John B.

510 Account book, 1857-1860.

One volume.

This is an account book of a general store at Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, thought to have been operated by John B. Dale. The records include accounts due the firm by various individuals, and also accounts payable to wholesale companies and suppliers. The volume is indexed.

John B. Dale was a well known businessman in Carthage prior to the Civil War. His store was on the square. A large two-story frame storehouse, also near the square, was unfinished at the beginning of the war. John B. Dale was the state representative for Jasper County from 1860 to 1862.

The account book attributed to Dale’s store is a typical record of accounts due and payable. The largest single accounts are John B. Dale’s own account, and those of E. B. James and William G. McShetridge.

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