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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09234.25 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of documents relating to Thompson Baxter of Quincy, Massachusetts, and his store in Stockton, California |
| Title | Account Book |
| Date | 24 June 1850 - 2 October 1852 |
| Author | Baxter, Thompson (fl. 1849-1854) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Baxter's descriptive business ledger, dating from June 1850 through October 1852. . The main part of this 296 page ledger is a daily account of sales in the store, nothing what was purchased and the price. At the end are several pages listing the names of people who had made purchases on credit, including Reynolds & Co. Express and a couple of saloons |
| Subjects | Gold Rush Merchants and Trade Finance Westward Expansion Commerce |
| People | Baxter, Thompson (fl. 1849-1854) |
| Place written | Stockton, California |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Merchants & Commerce; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |