Bechtel and Abernathy Coal Company Daybook
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.
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