Mulholland ledger, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Mulholland ledger, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
- Date
- 1841-1843
- Creator
- Mulholland, Hugh
- Extent
- 0.09 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- General stores--Kentucky.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged chronologically.
- Preferred Citation
- 2007MS084: [identification of item], Mulholland ledger, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 1841-1843, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Hugh Mulholland, a merchant in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, was the son-in-law of Major James Crutcher, local politician and proprietor of the "Sign of the Lion" tavern.
- Scope and Content
- The Mulholland ledger, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, is the business account book for a general store owned by Hugh Mulholland. It documents the store's transactions by family surnames; entries date from October 1842-January 1843. Notable people in the ledger include Governor John L. Helm (1850-1851); Judge A. H. Churchill; Judge John Churchill; Robert English, state representative and sheriff; Samuel Haycraft, Hardin county clerk; and members of the Wintersmith and Bush families.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
Contents of the Collection
Ledger, 1841-1843
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