Information Sheet

 

 

R         J. Pratte and Son.

213                  Daybook, 1834-1835.

                                    One volume.

 

MICROFILM

 

 

 

This is a daybook of a dry goods store at Perryville, Perry County, Missouri, operated by Jo­seph Pratte and his son, Peter R. Pratte.  The Prattes dealt primarily in clothing and house­wares.  An index of the customers is available.

 

This volume is identified as “J. Pratte and Son” only on the front cover.  Also on the front of the volume is the name of John W. Noell, who was for many years clerk of the circuit court in Perry County.  His connection with the daybook, if any, is unknown.

 

The pages of the daybook are headed “Perryville, Mo.”  Entries begin on 16 February 1834 and continue through 29 April 1835.  Most of the business was in clothing and fabrics, but it also included shoes, hardware and tools, and a few groceries.  The Apple Creek and Bethle­hem con­vents, the Abernathy, Cashion, Layton, and Manning families, and Dr. Leo Fenwick were among the many customers of J. Pratte & Son.  The large number of customers indicates that the firm may have been suppliers for much of Perry County.

 

 

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