| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | George Worthington Company |
| Title: | George Worthington Company Records |
| Dates: | 1849-1870 |
| Extent: | 4.0 linear feet (20 volumes) |
| Abstract: | The George Worthington Company was a hardware company organized by George Worthington (1813-1871) in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1829 to sell the products of the Cleveland Iron Company. It later became one of the largest wholesale hardware dealers in the United States. The company was dissolved in 1991. The collection consists of cashbooks, journals, sales books, invoice books, and other record books. |
| MS Number | MS 2799 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The George Worthington Company Records, 1849-1870, consist of cashbooks, journals, sales books, invoice books, and other record books.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of business, entrepreneurship, industry, and finance in Cleveland, Ohio, in the last half of the nineteenth century.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 2799 George Worthington Company Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
George Worthington Company Records 1849-1870 |
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| 1-2 | Cash journal 1854-1859 | ||||||||||
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| 3 | Invoice book 1868-1870 | ||||||||||
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| 4-17 | Journal 1849-1860 | ||||||||||
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| 18-20 | Sales book 1857-1859 | ||||||||||