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Mitchell and Goslee Hardware Company records

4 cartons (4 linear feet)

(1915 – 1924)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2006.202
Creator(s) Mitchell and Goslee Hardware Company
Acquisition

The Mitchell and Goslee Hardware Company records were donated to the Nabb Research Center in 2006.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Leslie M. Van Veen, November 2013.
Related Materials None
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

Series of ledgers from the Mitchell and Goslee Hardware Company that document the type of goods purchased and services performed by the company in and around Salisbury, Maryland. Noted throughout the ledgers are industries as far west as St. Louis, Missouri and as far east as Boston, Massachusetts from October 1922 through May 1924.

Administrative History

The Mitchell and Goslee Hardware Company was incorporated in the city of Salisbury, Maryland in 1915 when founders Corovosso B. Mitchell and Carl S. Goslee purchased land and erected a building on Dock Street. Here Mitchell and Goslee sold goods including tools, tin, paint, and oil and performed services such as roofing and leading. By 1925, the hardware store was struggling financially and Edward Mitchell purchased the business from Mitchell and Goslee.

Arrangement Statement

Ledgers are listed by their location in each box; any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entirety of the collection.

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Ledger
    • Accounting Records
  • Personal Names
    • Goslee, Carl S. (1879-1943 )
    • Mitchell, Corvosso B. (1874-1946 )
  • Location Terms
    • Salisbury (Md.)

Inventory List

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Box 1

1.      Ledger “G” Merchandise Charge Sales, 1922 October 22 – 1923 January 31

2.      Ledger “H” Merchandise Charge Sales, 1923 February 23 – April 23

 

Box 2

1.      Ledger “A” Merchandise Charge Sales, 1923 May 5 – June 30

2.      Ledger “J” Merchandise Charge Sales, 1923 June 25 – September 29

 

Box 3

1.      Ledger “L” Store and Shop Sales, 1923 December 1 – 1924 February 29

2.      Ledger “M” Merchandise Charge Sales, 1924 March 4 – May 26

 

Box 4

1.      Ledger, Accounts A-J, 1915-1924

2.      Ledger, Accounts, L-W, 1915-1924

3.      Ledger, Accounts for Labor, Salary & Freight, 1918-1926

4.      Ledger, Accounts, 1919-1926

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Attachments

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