Collection ID: 0002 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Block & Levy, Co. account book

Authors

• Block & Levy Co
• Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica (University of Pennsylvania)

Other related names

• Kaplan, Arnold, donor
• Kaplan, Deanne, donor

Call number

MS 56, Codex 025.1
(420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206, University of Pennsylvania, Library at the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9977558153503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1109802868

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Origin

Date

1859-1864

Summary

A volume comprising the daily credit and debit accounts of Block & Levy Co. in San Rafael, California spanning the months from November 1859 to January 1860 and from July to October 1864. The account book documents the credit and debit entries of customer transactions. Included are entries of purchases of various dry goods and sundries. Customer names are often listed along with their purchases. Patrons such as John Black, Francisco Leon, Rufus Osgood, Old Man and Salvador Ppacheco, and Switzer Ranch appear throughout the volume. Some items sold and purchased included bacon, eggs, blankets, boots, buckets, candles, coffee, flour, fabric, matches, pork, , socks, sugar, tea, tobacco, and whiskey. Written on first page: Block & Levy Co., San Rafael, Marin County, Emanuel Block III, Emanuel Levy. Other signatures in the volume include D. Block, Maurice Levy, and Philip Rothschild.

Extent

1 volume

Provenance

• Presented to the Penn Libraries 2012 by Arnold and Deanne Kaplan.
   

Subjects topical

• Block & Levy Co
• Jews--California--San Rafael--History--19th century--Sources
• Jewish merchants--California--San Rafael--19th century
• General stores--California--San Rafael--19th century
• Account books--California--San Rafael--19th century

Genres

• Codices (bound manuscripts)
• Account books
• Manuscripts, American--19th century

Licenses

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