Monterey Store Ledger, 1836

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: Monterey Store Ledger, 1836

Dates: 1836

Collection Number: ARC 511

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 1 register: 23 x 31 cm. in box 27 x 39 cm. (1 cubic ft; .8 linear ft.)

Repository: Monterey Public Library

Monterey, California 93940

Abstract: Store ledger maintained by unidentified proprietor in Monterey during 1836.

Language of Material: Spanish; Castilian

Access

Access by appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.

Publication Rights

Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Monterey Store Ledger, 1836. Collection Number: ARC 511. Monterey Public Library

Acquisition Information

Transfer from the Monterey Maritime and History Museum in 2016.

Scope and Content of Collection

The accounts include the purchases of local residents, including members of Estrada, Pinto, Sobranes, and other families, Jose Maria Covarrubias, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, Dolores Vasquez, and Nicanor Vasquez. Arranged roughly chronologically within ledger.

Indexing Terms

Commerce

General Stores

Merchants

Jose Maria Covarrubias

Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

Dolores Vasquez

Nicanor Vasquez

Monterey, California

Ledgers