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OLD LEDGERS FOUND
IN ATTIC
Yellow and musty with age, ten old ledgers were found in a closed off top attic in Mrs. Rosie Bishop’s home while a caved in chimney was being repaired. The oldest of these ledgers dates back to 1805 while the most recent date recorded is 1878. .The bulk of these belonged to one W. B. Nichols (in earliest recording spelled Nicols). Page upon page of small accounts, personal and public appear with safety pins, 10c; veiling, 56; and expenses to Orleans, 25c; The old day books reak with human interest as they carry you back to another age of similar tastes but quite
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