John Henry Ammon Ledgers
MS 013
AUTHOR : Ammon, John Henry (1821-1897)
TITLE : John Henry Ammon Ledgers
DATES : 1846-1897
SIZE : 1 volume (400 pages); 12 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches and 1 volume (160 pages); 13 x 8 inches
ARRANGEMENT : Ledger is series; Arranged by author.
HISTORY : John Henry Ammon was believed to have been a produce dealer and farmer from Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. From 1846 to 1856 he operated a slaughterhouse that sold beef and pork. After 1856 until his death he managed a family dairy and farm.
CONTENTS: Ledgers contain business records of a family farm and slaughterhouse from 1846 to 1897. Includes daily transactions of the family slaughterhouse from 1846 to 1856 and dairy farm records from 1857 to 1897.
SUBJECTS : Account books -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County.
Salisbury Township (Pa.) -- History -- Sources.
Family farms -- Finance.
Slaughtering and slaughter-houses -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County.
Dairy farms -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County.
Ammon, John Henry (1821-1897)
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