This is a store ledger which has the address of Mrs. Louis C. Gerry of 65 Weymouth St., Providence, R.I. on the inside cover. The name D.E.Jackson appears under this address with Room 312, 57 Eddy St., Providence, R.I.
This is the smaller of the two ledgers, measuring 12 inches by 7 and a half inches. The cover is a faded gray with brown stains and sun bleached areas. There is a pencil drawing of a woman in the upper left hand corner. The title "Order Book" is written in block cursive lettering. The name Hillard W. Walls, Otter Creek, Maine is written on the inside of the back cover on the left side. Edgar Tripp appears too with chickens, hens and eggs plus figuring. There is a list of patrons with totals clipped to the inside back cover. Some of the entries are marked paid.
“Grocery Store Ledger,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed November 21, 2024, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/16613.Item 16979
