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Hartley Mill ledgers
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16 cm manuscript material
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Custodial history
Remained in the attic of the Hartley mill store until discovered by Johanna VanVierzen and given to archives in 2017
Scope and content
Collection consists of:
A book of carbon copies of tear-out reciepts from the Hartley Mill store in Seeley's Bay beginning Aug 23, 1923, to May 19, 1926. Shows the customer's name and the amount of payment, but no other particulars.
Leather bound “Letter Book” with tissue paper pages, containing hand written duplicate letters to customers and suppliers of the Gilbert Carriage Factory in Seeley's Bay. Contains 252 letters between April 1905 and July 1906, written by E M Bracken and initialed by G D Gilbert.
Large fabric covered hard cover ledger book from Hartley Mill store June 1939 to July 1940, with index.
Ledger matching above includes January 1932 to April 1933, with index.
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Physical condition
The book of copies of Gilbert letters had a streak of very old rodent or raccoon fecal matter on the back cover. It was partly scraped off and where it was thickest the surface fabric was removed along with it. The area was then sealed with clear acryloid lacquer.