File - Household ledgers | McCord Museum

File

Household ledgers

Date 1830-1836

Dimensions3 cm of textual records

ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Other Documents

Object NumberP022/C2.1,2

DivisionArchives - Textual Archives

CollectionMcCord

CreditThis document was digitized thanks to the generous support of Sun Life Financial

Scope and Content

This file documents the household accounts and certain activities of the Trent family. It contains seven ledgers kept by George Norris Trent from 1830 to 1836, covering the family's last years in England and its first year in Canada. These ledgers, which are like family account books, record the primary household expenditures in the form of weekly tables, as well as an account of the highlights of each week.

Notes

Source of title proper: Based on the contents of the file.

Language: The documents are in English.

Last update: June 5, 2018

Status

Not on view

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