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Oyster Company Supply Ledger (Crisfield, Md.)

1 overize box (0.75 linear feet)

(1910 – 1915)

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

Identifier 1991.034
Creator(s) Unknown
Acquisition

Found in the collections of the Nabb Research Center, 2013 - originally accessioned in 1991. 
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. McRoberts, December 2013.
Related Materials

Theodore Dize Papers (1894 – 1995)
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

Retail ledger from an unknown oyster supply store once located in Crisfield, Somerset County, Maryland, 1910-1915. The ledger is indexed alphabetically with purchaser's names; their supply purchases and financial responsibilities were noted on their designated pages. Local oyster industries also purchased goods from the retailer; these purchases which included crates, lumber and rope are noted in the back of the folio. Noted companies include John L. Handy Company, Whealton and Company, and A.E. Tull Oyster Company.

Arrangement Statement See Nabb Center Staff

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Ledger
    • Oysters
    • Trade
  • Location Terms
    • Crisfield (Md.)

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