William Whitehead account books
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- William Whitehead account books
- Date
- 1843-1846
- Creator
- Whitehead, William
- Extent
- 0.02 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Blacksmithing
- Farm equipment
- Merchants.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged chronologically.
- Preferred Citation
- 62M11: [identification of item], William Whitehead account books, 1843-1846, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- William Whitehead was a wagon maker, who opened a blacksmith shop in 1845 in Frankfort, Kentucky.
- Scope and Content
- The William Whitehead account books record the sale of farm equipment in the blacksmith shop of William Whitehead in Frankfort, Kentucky. Materials consist of the daily records of payments received for farm implements and machinery. Also included are the accounts of individual customers and receipts of bills to be paid. In Volume 2, Whitehead records the opening of his store in September 1845 and the hiring of Elias Sanders for twenty dollars a month and William Sanders as an apprentice.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is available 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
Volume 1, 1843-1846
Volume 2, 1845-1846
- Item 2
Scope and Contents note
Volume 2 contains a note by Whitehead that records the hiring of Elias Sanders for twenty dollars a month and of William Sanders as an apprentice for three years.
Volume 3-- Daybook, 1845-1846
Volume 4, 1845-1846
Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
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Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
Contact SCRC with questions.
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