Entries provide names of customers, price of purchase, and in some instances, the amount of wood purchased plus a note as to whether the patron was a city or country dweller. Box 2 contains the remaining five Day Books, which are essentially cash books, dating from 1923-1932. However, pages 6-65 of volume two concern the store's grocery department, and document transactions with wholesale suppliers between 1923 and 1924. Box 3 contains a Purchase Journal covering the years 1920-1929. This volume records merchandise purchased from various wholesale suppliers, primarily dry goods and shoes.
Entries consist of description and monetary value of items purchased.
The collection contains three Sales Journals which provide detailed information concerning daily transactions of the McLeod Department Store between 1917 and 1931. This volume also records salaries of McLeod Company employees at the end of each month. It can be found in Box 10. As a rule, general ledgers contain summarized accounts of all assets, liabilities, and elements of ownership equity of a business, including expenses and revenues, and entries therein are posted portion of this volume contains accounts relating to operating expenses, for example, merchandise, bills payable and receivable, church and charity donations, advertising, drayage, insurance, interest, and profit and loss. The rest of the ledger reflects debits and credits affecting customer accounts.