Description
Sanchez Ledger, circa 1910-1930. 11 cards, 7 ledger sheets. Location: Misc.:S. Spanish immigrant and rural storekeeper of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Loose ledger sheets and picture writing cards of an unidentified Spanish immigrant and rural storekeeper of Lafourche Parish, La. The ledger sheets contain picture writing that employs symbols and codes to denote the type of good sold (e.g., eggs, hardware) and the quantity purchased by customers. A separate group of small cards imprinted with the same symbols featured in the ledger perhaps served as a kind of reference code or key. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 1755.
Record Type
Manuscript Collections