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Ledger of Larner T. McLain

3 folders (0.03 linear feet)

(1912 – 1926)

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

Identifier 2006.306
Creator(s) McLain, Larner
Acquisition

The ledger of Larner T. McLain was donated to the Nabb Research Center by David Scott, June 2002. 
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 Gail Cinoski, 2008.
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Theodore Dize Papers (1894 – 1995)
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Abstract

The ledger of Larner T. McLain's shipping business in Whitehaven, Maryland, documents work performed with sailboats in addition to the seasonal oyster business on the Chesapeake Bay from September 1912 - October 1926. Beginning in September 1919, accounts are listed from Standard Oil Company, documenting the transition from wind/sail power to gasoline power.

Biographical History

Larner T. McLain purchased the Whitehaven Waterfront House from George W. Burton in 1889. In 1931, the house was left to Ella McLain Grier and Janna Kenney Wright by will. The original ledger was left in the possession of David Grier who then donated it to the Whitehaven Heritage Society.    

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Ledger
    • Accounting Records
    • Oysters
    • Fishing
  • Location Terms
    • Whitehaven (Md.)

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