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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 5 items) |
Abstract | Ledgers and daybooks of a large Fayetteville, N.C., mercantile firm, chiefly in the 1880s, but also 1833-1835 and 1870s; and accounts of the firm with a black man who did hauling and errands, 1885-1888. |
Creator | A. E. Rankin & Company. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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According to the donor, A. E. Rankin and Company later became A. E. Rankin Co., Inc. The building at 116 Person Street in Fayetteville, N.C., was occupied and owned by them from 1880 to 1954. "The firm catered to farmers and merchants and at one time was one of the largest mercantile establishments in the Cape Fear section." Volume 1, listed below, was found in the store of A. E. Rankin Company in Fayetteville when the firm went out of business in 1955, and the donor believes that the accounts in the back are those of "Uncle Billie Williams," an African-American man who ran a dray for hire business.
Back to TopLedgers and daybooks of a large Fayetteville, N.C., mercantile firm, chiefly in the 1880s, but also 1833-1835 and 1870s; and accounts of the firm with a black man who did hauling and errands, 1885-1888.
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October 1833-May 1835 #03168, Series: "A. E. Rankin & Company Account Books, 1833-1888." Folder 1Daybook, accounts for merchandise and sundries of a dry goods store in Fayetteville, managed by a black gentleman known as "Uncle Billie Williams." Other miscellaneous accounts, 1875, 1877, and other dates. 1885-1888. Accounts for drayage-hauling shingles, lumber, etc., and miscellaneous errands and carrying, charged against A. E. Rankin, A. H. Slocumb, and others. |
Folder 2 |
3 September 1877-4 April 1879 #03168, Series: "A. E. Rankin & Company Account Books, 1833-1888." Folder 2Ledger, itemized accounts of individuals for small purchases. Also contains a statement of capital stock put in by A. H. Slocumb and A. E. Rankin, 1877. 700 pages. |
Folder 3 |
Folder number not used #03168, Series: "A. E. Rankin & Company Account Books, 1833-1888." Folder 3 |
Oversize Volume SV-3168/3 |
Ledger, 1883-1887 #03168, Series: "A. E. Rankin & Company Account Books, 1833-1888." SV-3168/3Mostly 1883. Total amounts transferred from daybooks, not itemized. About one-third of the 524 pages are used. |
Folder 4 |
1 November 1883-10 June 1884 #03168, Series: "A. E. Rankin & Company Account Books, 1833-1888." Folder 4Daybook, accounts for general merchandise, staples, produce, and cash. 718 pages. |
Folder 5 |
12 November 1884 - 28 February 1885 #03168, Series: "A. E. Rankin & Company Account Books, 1833-1888." Folder 5Daybook, as above. 384 pages. |
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