Samuel Foster and Company Sales Journal
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Scope and Content Note
Sales record of the retail merchandizing firm of Samuel Foster & Co. of Port Gibson, Mississippi and Van Buren, Arkansas.
Volume 1, for business conducted at Port Gibson December 1, 1836 to June 12, 1837 and at Van Buren August 19, 1837 to December 31, 1839, contains the preface, "Port Gibson December the 1st 1836. Saml Foster & James Foster commenced Merchantdizing in Joint copartnership To which James Foster is to Furnish what Funds that is nescessary To Carry on the business he being allowed 10 per Cent on all moneys advanced & he James Foster to Furnish a Clerk. The said business to be conducted under the firm of Saml Foster & Co."
Volume 2 records business conducted at Van Buren January, 1840 to March, 1841.
Dates
- 1836-1841
Creator
- Samuel Foster and Company (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (2 volumes)
Arrangement of the Papers
Materials are arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
The Samuel Foster and Company Sales Journal were donated to the University of Arkansas Libraries in 1945 by Clara Bertha Eno of Van Buren, Arkansas.
Processing Information
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Creator
- Samuel Foster and Company (Organization)
Source
- Eno, Clara B. (Clara Bertha), 1854-1951 (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Samuel Foster and Company Sales Journal
- Status
- Completed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu