JOHN A. MCAULEY:
An Inventory of His Account Books at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | McAuley, John A., creator. | |
| Title: | John A. McAuley account books. | |
| Dates: | 1855-1955. | |
| Abstract: | A daybook (1855-1859), cash books (1883-1890), general ledgers (1883-1890), and a purchase ledger (1937-1955), all apparently kept by St. Paul (Minn.) butcher John A. McAuley and by other family members. McAuley was a butcher, a butcher shop owner, or otherwise involved in the meat business in St. Paul from around 1882 until at least the early 1900s. | |
| Quantity: | 1.0 cubic feet (1 box, containing 6 v.). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf location. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The cash books and general ledgers (1883-1890) document the basic financial transactions of at least three meat proprietorships in which McAuley was sole owner or a partner, usually with one or more McAuley family members. The daybook was probably kept by an earlier family member, and the purchase ledger was kept by a butcher named A. B. McAuley, probably a relative.
The volumes provide names of butcher shop customers and suppliers, information on the costs of live and dressed meats and other food products, and on the retail prices charged for such products.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. John A. McAuley Account Books. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 14,251
Processing Information:
Processed by: Dennis Meissner, April 1990
Catalog ID number: 990017126440104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| 144.C.20.6F | Daybook, April 1855-September 1859. Volume 1. | ||||||||||
| From an unidentified business, probably a general merchandiser. | |||||||||||
| Davis and McAuley: | |||||||||||
| Cash book, December 1883-October 1884. Volume 2. | |||||||||||
| General ledger, December 1883-October 1884. Volume 4. | |||||||||||
| John A. McAuley: | |||||||||||
| Cash book, October 1888-November 1890. Volume 3. | |||||||||||
| General ledger, January 1889-April 1890. Volume 5. | |||||||||||
| A. B. McAuley: Purchase ledger, 1937-1955. Volume 6. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Meat industry and trade -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Places:
- Saint Paul (Minn.).
- Document Types:
- Account books.
- Occupations:
- Butchers.
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