One of the items I purchased from our large, local annual antique show and sale two weeks ago was an antique ledger. Today I’m sharing four scanned pages from the ledger with you.
The ledger belonged to a man named Augustus Terry Clarke. Because of references in the ledger to locations such as London, England, and Aberdeen, I believe Mr. Clarke lived in the United Kingdom. Also, the currency Mr. Clarke used for his financial ledger entries was pounds, shillings and pence.
The ledger includes entries for the years 1832, 1833, 1834 and 1835. It is filled with fascinating financial details below handwritten calligraphy headings, such as: Books and Binding, Cash Payed, Cutlery, Groceries, Haberdashery, Hardware, Perfumery, Postage and Parcels, Shoes and Boots, Silverplate Jewellery, Stationery, Sundries, Tailoring, and Travelling Expenses.
If you are interested in working with (or simply enjoying) more pages from this wonderful antique ledger, I listed a scanned set of 20 additional pages to my Etsy shop this week.
Preview image is linked to my shop.
18 thoughts on “Antique Ledger Shabby Aged Book Pages”
Love ledger pages! Thank you xo! Noticed his “m” letters look like “b’s”……interesting that he sold his clothing! He would have loved consignment shops…..LOL Your website makes me drool!!!
You’re welcome, Patricia. I’m happy to know you love ledger pages! 🙂 I also noticed that sometimes his “s” looks like an “f”. I was surprised when I saw the he sold old clothing because they appeared to be a wealthy family. The pages of wages included in the ledger showed that he paid servants, gardeners, and guards.
It’s wonderful to know you enjoy my website. Thank you kindly.
Yes, Julie….you have such wonderful things on your site. I’m a big fan! I’m going to look at the other pages of the ledger. Thanks again!
These are fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing.
You’re welcome, Tora. I’m happy to know you like them. 🙂
This ledger is amazing, Julie. Thank you for sharing! I do think I’m going to need them all and will be heading to your shop!
You’re welcome, Carla. I hope you will get plenty of enjoyable use from the ledger pages. 🙂
Oh my Julie–WOW –these couldn`t have arrived at a more wonderful time. I`m in the middle of a new journal about a family who own a shop and I`ve been looking for just the right kind of ephemera. You are an angel.
Kind regards and thankyou , Hellen
Hellen, that sounds like a very interesting journal! I’m happy to know you will find these pages useful for it. 🙂
what a truly wonderful find. I am envious but to compensate the set is now in my basket.Thank you for sharing.
You’re welcome, Pat, and thank you. I hope you have fun with the ledger pages. 🙂
Julie
Thank you for sharing the ledgers .
They are so much fun to read and imagine the era.
excited for the download too!!!
Suzy
You’re welcome, Suzy. I agree with you that they are so much fun to read! 🙂
Thank you soooo much! It is awesome!
You’re welcome, Ana! I’m happy to know you like them! 🙂
Came across a ledger with entry dates back to early 1820’s. I wonder if there is a resource to find more information about it. My hunch is that the business dealt in transportation of goods as I see entries like Union Stage Company and others.
Hi Julie, thank you so much for these lovely ledger Pages. Have a wonderful day!
Liz k
You’re welcome Liz. I’m glad you like the ledger pages. Wishing you a wonderful day as well! ?