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William H. Read Business Ledger, 1900-1902

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0036

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

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.

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

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