Bird Cash Ledger 1925-1928

Object/Artifact

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Bird Cash Ledger 1925-1928

Entry/Object ID

2017.09.06

Description

Black and dark red ledger with "Cash Book" stamped on the cover. "Charles E. Bird, Saugatuck Mich., March 1, 1925 is written on the inside cover. The 76 pages record cash "DR" [ debit record of purchase made for the store] and "CR" [credit record of items sold by the store] from 1925 to 1928. The ledger

Context

Details about purchases for and from a drug store in the 1920s with many community members' names listed. Bird's Drug Store sold a variety of items including fishing tackle, automobile fuel, souvenirs, etc.

Collection

Commercial businesses

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2017.09

Source or Donor

Found in the SDHS/SDHC collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Height

14 in

Width

9 in

Depth

3/4 in

Location

Box

055 A+B Ledgers, logbooks, records

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bird, Charles Edmund Sr. 1855-1941, 306 Butler/Landsharks/Tripp's/Kruger's/C.E. Bird's/Ensign Drug Store/Wilcox Building

Create Date

October 25, 2023

Update Date

October 25, 2023