Summary Information
Thomas H. Thompson Records 1871-1918
River Falls Mss L
23.1 c.f. (44 volumes in 8 archives boxes and 1 flat box, and 51 oversize volumes)
UW-River Falls, Chalmer Davee Library / River Falls Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Business records relating to a general merchandise store owned by Thomas H. Thompson, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, including daybooks, invoices, account books, ledger, warehouse records, a stock inventory, a shipping book, and other financial records. English
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Biography/History
Thomas H. Thompson, born in Montreal, Canada, November 11, 1833,
farmed in his native country until 1856, when he immigrated to St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. There he engaged in lumbering for ten years, and in 1866 he “embarked in the merchandise trade.” This latter phrase describes chiefly his operation of a general merchandise store, but there is some evidence that he might also have operated a wholesale merchandise establishment.
Scope and Content Note
The Thomas H. Thompson records are separated into two parts: those originally donated in 1958 and additions presented in 1984. The material originally received make up the first fifty volumes. The additions consist of volumes 51 through 95.
Of the fifty original volumes in this collection, forty-one are daybooks listing day by day sales and charges to retail customers of a general store. Dates in the books often overlap, for example, Wednesday, May 3, 1879 might appear in more than one daybook, with charges under the names of different individuals. This leads one to speculate that either (1) Thompson had more than one store, or (2) he kept more than one book in his store and recorded in the one nearest at hand. Also, he seems to have had a book for different clerks. For instance, one volume is listed as “George Thompson's Book,” and another as “J. Weymouth's Book,” although all entries seem to be in Thomas H. Thompson's writing.
The additions contain a chronological continuation of the daybooks and additional material such as a shipping book, stock inventory, cashbook, accounts receivable ledger and an invoices and check register. Most of the items in the additions are from a later date than the material donated originally.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by J. N. Thompson, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, May 21, 1958. Additions presented by Richard Iwaszko, North Branch, Minn., August 29, 1984. Accession Number: M-73, M87-293
Contents List
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Series: Part 1, Original Collection
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Volume
1-41
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Daybooks, 1871, Sept. 18 - 1886, Aug. 2
Some of these volumes are in boxes:
Box 1: Volumes 1-3, 5, 10, 11
Box 2:Volumes 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20-23
Box 3: Volumes 24-26
Box 4: Volumes 27-30, 32
Box 5: Volumes 33-36
Box 6:Volumes 37-39
Box 7: Volumes 40-41
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Box
7
Volume
Vol. 42-45
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Invoices, 1875, Jan. - 1892, Jan. 1 : These volumes are in Box 7.
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Volume
46- 48
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Account Books, 1875, Dec. 1 - 1888
Some of these volumes are in boxes:
Box 8:Volumes 46 and 47
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Box
8
Volume
49
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Ledger 1878, June 6 - (188?) : Record of purchases by Thompson from various companies.
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Box
8
Volume
50
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Warehouse records 1879, Aug. 19 - 1883, Sept. 8 : Record for wheat received at warehouse.
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Series: Part 2, Additions
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Volume
51-88
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Daybooks, 1886, Jan. 29 - 1907, Jan. 3
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Volume
89
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Ledger, 1893-1900
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Volume
90
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Shipping Book, 1888 December
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Volume
91-92
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Stock Inventory, 1894 January
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Volume
93
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Cashbook, 1903-1907
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Volume
94
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Accounts Receivable Ledger, 1871-1873
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Volume
95
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Invoices and Check Register, 1916-1918
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