| MS 122 | |
| AUTHOR : | Bechtel & Abernathy Coal Company |
| TITLE : | Bechtel and Abernathy Coal Company Daybook |
| DATES : | 1872-1878 |
| SIZE : | 1 volume (85 pages); 13 x 8 1/4 inches. |
| ARRANGEMENT : | Ledger; Chronological arrangement. |
| HISTORY : | The Bechtel & Abernathy Coal Company was in operation in Washington Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania from the early 1870's to March 31, 1877. |
| CONTENTS: | Documents the daily business activities of the Bechtel & Abernathy Coal Company of Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania from 1872 to 1877. The ledger consists of sales and delivery records of the company, a list of customers, and a detailed summary of items sold at public auction in 1877. Includes appraisal of personal property (1877) and records from a dairy believed to have been owned and operated by the Bechtel family. |
| SUBJECTS : | Coal trade -- Pennsylvania
-- Berks County. Dairy farms -- Pennsylvania -- Berks County. Washington Township (Berks County, Pennsylvania) -- History -- Sources. Bechtelsville (Berks County, Pennsylvania) -- History -- Sources. Bechtel family. |