Fonds consists of nine handwritten day books, eight of which are also ledgers. The day books contain records relating to the general merchant business of Charles Jones. Entries give customers' names, prices of goods, and goods sold. The goods include both groceries and sundries such as butter, brown sugar, salts, peppermint, blankets, chalk, calico, and logs.
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Jones, Charles, 1781-1840