Quakers -- Massachusetts -- West Falmouth;Church finance -- Accounting;Account books -- History
The village of West Falmouth, Massachusetts was settled in the 1660s by William Gifford and other Quakers who came there to avoid persecution. They lived relatively isolated from other settlers in the region. The accounting records of Prince...
Agricultural industries -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agricultural industries -- United States -- Auditing -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United...
Agricultural industries -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agricultural industries -- United States -- Auditing -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United...
Agricultural industries -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agricultural industries -- United States -- Auditing -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United...
Agricultural industries -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agricultural industries -- United States -- Auditing -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United...
Agricultural industries -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agricultural industries -- United States -- Auditing -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United...
Agricultural industries -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agricultural industries -- United States -- Auditing -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United...
Agricultural industries -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agricultural industries -- United States -- Auditing -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United...
Agricultural industries -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agricultural industries -- United States -- Auditing -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Agriculture, Cooperative -- United...
Reckoning boards;Tallies;Accounting machines -- History
How could our ancestors do accounting while they were still illiterate and had no paper? The answer is that they used the tally and the checkerboard. In medieval Europe, the tally was normally a short stick on which notches were cut to represent...