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Transcription of the E.E. Jackson and Company records

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(1883-1884, 2018)

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

Identifier 2018.078a
Creator(s) Thompson, G. Ray
Acquisition

Transcription was donated to the Nabb Research Center by G. Ray Thompson, November 2018. 
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, November 2018.
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Abstract

Transcription of the records of E.E. Jackson and Company, found in the day book of James B. Armstrong. Records document the accounting transactions for wages paid to company workers, April 1883 - March 1884, which are documented by the type of labor along with the corresponding company debit and credit.

Administrative History

E.E. Jackson and Company was one of the largest timber manufactures on the Eastern Shore; owning mills in Maryland, Virginia, and Alabama. Elihu Emory Jackson (1837-1907), born in Delmar, Maryland, he became a Wicomico County lumber barron until he was elected governor of Maryland, from 1888-1892. His aforementioned company, became one of the largest lumber dealers in America, only second to E.S. Adkins and Company. 

The original day book is in the holdings of the Atkins Museum and Historical Complex, Mardela Springs, Md. 

Transcription and commentary was completed by Dr. G. Ray Thompson, October 2018. 

 

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Ledger
    • Accounting Records
  • Corporate Names
    • E.E. Jackson & Company
  • Personal Names
    • Jackson, Elihu E. (1837-1907)

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