ORIGINAL HISTORICAL EPHEMERA
BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS
PROMINENT MANUFACTURING COMPANY - J. B. LEONARD & COMPANY
ANTIQUE BUSINESS ACCOUNTING LEDGER FROM
FEBRUARY 1868 TO MARCH 1869
SIGNED BY LEONARD AT 141 PEARL STREET, BOSTON
LEDGER IS A RARE EXAMPLE OF
THE CIVIL WAR DEBT'S REVENUE TAX STAMP ABUSES'
DEBILITATING EFFECT ON BUSINESSES IN THE
YEARS FOLLOWING THE WAR
J. B. LEONARD & COMPANY ABSORBED & COUNTED THESE TAXES
AS A COST OF DOING BUSINESS
WHILE A BRAND NEW SINGER INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINE
COST $70.00 EACH, GORDON McKAY LICENSE STAMPS
COST $25.00 PER MONTH
IN A 6 MONTH PERIOD THEY PAID $1,075.00 IN
GORDON McKAY LICENSING STAMPS,
ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AMOUNT THEY HAD TO
PAY OUT FOR THEIR QUARTERLY PAYROLL
LEDGER ENTRIES ALSO SHOW FEDERAL REVENUE TAX STAMP
PAYMENTS, MANY INDUSTRIAL MACHINES AND SUPPLIES
RELATED TO BOOT & SHOE MAKING, PAYROLL, OFFICE SUPPLIES,
SHIPPING SERVICES, ETC.
MEASURES 7.75 x 10.25 INCHES, W/ 97 FULL ENTRY PAGES
GOOD CONDITION,
W/ SOME TEARS & USE WEAR TO COVER,
W/ SOME TEARS & USE WEAR TO COVER,
LEGIBLE BRIGHT CLEAN INSIDE PAGES
W/ ORIGINAL RESEARCHER'S HIGHLIGHTS
& SOME GENERAL AGE & USE WEAR
GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC
PLEASE SEE IMAGES & IGNORE OUR 'K-TOWN' WATERMARK
PLEASE SEE IMAGES & IGNORE OUR 'K-TOWN' WATERMARK
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