Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

MS 332
Elizur Andrews
Business Ledgers, 1864-1878


Descriptive summary

creator:

Andrews, Elizur

title:

Business Ledgers

dates:

1864-1878

extent:

0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box)

collection number:

MS 332

repository:

Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Elizur Andrews Business Ledgers, MS 332, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical note

Elizur Andrews of Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut was a farmer who raised a wide variety of farm produce and kept detailed records of his farm operation.

 

Collection description

The collection (1864-1878) contains two ledgers. The first volume (1867-1878) contains detailed accounts of his farm organization, inventory, plantings, crop harvesting, and sales. The second volume (1864) (entitled Index Rerum of Agriculture by Elizur Andrews, Southington, Connecticut, March 5, 1864) contains agricultural recipes and citations from agricultural works.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Business Ledger

1867-1878

1

2

Index Rerum of Agriculture by Elizur Andrews, Southington, Connecticut, March 5, 1864

1864