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WR 13: Innkeeper Ledger 

1 folder (.01 cubic feet)

 (1815-1817)

Worcester County Library: Genealogy and Local History Collection, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, MD

Identifier:

WR 13
Creator(s):

Unknown
Acquisition:

The Innkeeper Ledger records were donated to the Worcester County Library by J. Howard Adkins & Louise H. Adkins.
Language(s): English
Use: Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Worcester County Library which extends beyond “fair use”.
Preferred Citation:

“Item, collection name, [Box #, Folder #,] Worcester County Library, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, Maryland.”
Attribution:

Finding aid written by Alec Staley, August 2019.
Related Materials: None.
Separated Materials: None.

Abstract

The Innkeeper Ledger is a book detailing the amount charged for individuals who purchased meals, drinks, food, “grog”, and lodging for an Inn in the Berlin, Maryland area of 1815-1817.

Scope and Content Note

In the front of the ledger is an index of all the writers, and following that index is a list of charges for each individual who stopped into the inn. The most common purchase is “grog”. 

Arrangement Statement

Folders are listed by their location in each box; any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entirety of the collection.

Subject Terms

Topical Terms

Innkeeper 

Location Terms

Berlin (Md.)

Inventory List

Box 1

2. Innkeeper Ledger, 1815-1817

Attached Documents

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