William H. Read Business Ledger, 1900-1902
Scope and Contents
The business ledger contains accounts of commodities, businesses, banks, and individuals who conducted business with Clark and Read. Each account includes both debit and credit columns with the date, the entity to whom payment was given or from whom received, the form of payment or receipt made, and the amount.
Dates
- 1900-1902
Creator
- Read, William H. (Person)
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
William H. Read was born in Keen, New Hampshire on December 12, 1852. He moved to Springfield in 1890 and formed a partnership with H. F. Clark in brokerage. The 1891-1892 City Directory lists the business as ‘Read and McCullough,’ located at 624 E. Adams St. and providing grain and provisions. In 1897 the brokerage firm became W. H. Read & Co.
William H. Read passed away on December 27, 1901.
Extent
.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Transferred to the archives by the Illinois Regional Archives Depository on January 16, 1979.
Property Rights
UIS owns the property rights to this collection.
Processing Information
This collection was reprocessed in August 2025.
Creator
- Read, William H. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the William H. Read Business Ledger
- 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
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