Fisher and Southall Dry Goods Ledger
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Scope and Content Note
The ledger lists customers and details items purchased from January 1861 to June 1862. The ledger includes supplies such as skillets, fabric, and food sold to travelers.
Dates
- 1861-1862
Creator
- Fisher and Southall Dry Goods (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).
Biographical Note
In 1861, James Fisher and Emmett Southall ran a dry goods store in Powhatan (Lawrence County), Arkansas. They sold goods to steamboat passengers and operators traveling along the Black River toward the Mississippi River.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Arrangement of the Papers
The collection consists of one volume
Acquisition Information
Thomas Cullen of Orchard Park, New York, donated the Fisher and Southall Dry Goods Ledger, through Frank Amari, to Special Collections on October 26, 2005.
Processing Information
Processed by Matthew Lammers; completed December 2006.
- Title
- Fisher and Southall Dry Goods Ledger
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Matthew Lammers
- Date
- 2006
- 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