Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts and Archives Department

HERBERT GEIGER
INVOICE BOOK, 1837-1881

Collection #
BV 2660

Table of Contents

 Collection Information
Biographical sketch
Scope and Content note
Cataloging Information

Processed by
Charles Latham
23 April 1993

COLLECTION INFORMATION

VOLUME OF COLLECTION:

1 bound volume

 COLLECTION DATES:

1837-1840, 1881

 PROVENANCE:

Jay Small Books, 1169 North Bolton Avenue, Indianapolis IN, 21 April 1993

 REPRODUCTION RIGHTS:

Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society

 ACCESSION NUMBER:

1993.0367

 

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

  Herbert Geiger (fl. 1837-1840) apparently was a merchant or wholesaler who operated in Rushville, Indiana. His name does not appear in any indexed county history. He dealt in large amounts of general merchandise, especially dry goods, and bought his supplies from several firms in Baltimore.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

  This collection consists of one bound volume, labeled "Invoice Book," showing transactions by Herbert Geiger in 1837 and 1840. The transactions are usually large. The first, headed, "Rushville, August 16 1837. H. Geiger Bot of Jos. Ijams," runs eighteen pages and totals $438,075. Later 1837 transactions show Geiger buying from several firms in Baltimore. In a final transaction by Geiger, on 5 October 1840, he sells to Tobin and Cowen in Rushville eleven pages of goods totalling $1470.30. One possible inference would be that Geiger bought a fully stocked store in 1837 and sold it in 1840. Two later pages in a different hand are dated from New Salem, Ohio, in 1881, with small entries like a typical daybook.

CATALOGING INFORMATION

For additional information on this collection, including a list of subject headings that may lead you to related materials:

  1. Go to the Indiana Historical Society's online catalog
  2. Click on the "Local Catalog" icon.
  3. Search for the collection by its call number, using the letter or letters designation and four digits (e.g., M 0715, SC 2234).
  4. When you find the collection, go to the "Holdings" screen for a list of headings that can be searched for related materials.

END