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Audubon, Ill. General Store Ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0035

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of business records of a general store in Audubon, Illinois. The Ledger (covering 1857 to 1862) covers personal accounts with a page for each name, dates and items purchased, costs and amounts paid on account. The Record (covering 1863-1865) covers sales from day to day with the names of purchasers, goods bought, and prices.

Dates

  • 1857-1865

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the University of Illinois- Springfield (UIS).

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection are held by UIS.

Biography

This collection pertains to a general store in Audubon, Montgomery County, Illinois.

Extent

.3 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

Transferred to the archives by the Illinois Regional Archives Depository on January 15, 1979.

Property Rights

UIS owns the property rights to this collection.

Processing Information

This collection was reprocessed in August 2025.

Title
Finding Aid to the Audubon, Ill. General Store Ledgers
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520