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I. LEDGERS. 1828-1841
c.1828-1841
(A rough ‘putting out* accounting system was used until 1841 giving control over stock in the hands of customers, debts due to and from the firm, and annual statements of affairs. From 1841 (see Sec...
II. PRIVATE LEDGERS. 1841-1889
c.1841-1889
(for Private Balance Sheets, 1870-84, see item 296, section XV) 4. Private Ledger. No. 1. Jan. 1841 - Dec. 1849. 5. Private Ledger. No. 2. Jan. 1850-Dec. 1862. 6. Private Ledger. No. 3. Jan. 1...
Stock Book
1838-1842
31 Dec. 1838: detailed account of amount of wool, soap and oil in combers hands and its value. Also full and detailed inventory and valuation of other raw materials, semi-processed materials, utensils...
Ledger
1828-1841
Mainly personal accounts (indexed by name and location). Purchasers, suppliers, and workers* accounts on a putting-out basis, the worker being permanently indebted to the firm and no record being give...
III. STOCK BOOKS. 1830-1890
c.1830-1890
10. Stock Book, etc. 1834. 1830-4. Marked John Foster. Includes 1830-2 account of John Foster with George Oxley (yarn supplier) giving details of twist and warp purchases with prices paid. Also a ‘...
Journal and Stock Accounts
1841-1889
A detailed list of debits and credits outstanding to the various major accounts of the firm, e.g. stock, mill, bank, colliery, pit, and gas works accounts, naming debtors and creditors, 1 Jan. 1841. F...
John Foster and Son, Business Archive
John Foster and Son
c.1820-1950
----------- Please see the attached Concordance.pdf to ascertain the relationship between the numeration of the records and the shelf numbers used by Special Collections. ----------- Black Dyke ...
VI. WAGE BOOKS. 1820's-1881
c.1820-1881
97. Sorters’ Reckoning Book. Early nineteenth century. ‘Ready Reckoner’ giving amounts of pay for sorting various weights at different rates of pay. 98. Spinners’ Wages Book. Aug. 1828-Jan....
V. BANK BOOKS AND CASH BOOKS. 1828-1888
c.1828-1888
71. ‘Day Book’. Jan. 1828 - Aug. 1837. Record of amounts received from or paid to named persons or concerns. Often the goods supplied are indicated, e.g. coal, clay, nails, food, carriage, labou...