Olof Peter Ahlgren account book, 1855-1889 (majority within 1855-1881)
1 volume and 17 item
This account book was kept largely by Olof Peter Ahlgren, an emigrant from Skane, Sweden, who moved to Chicago, Illinois, in the mid-19th century. The volume pertains to carpentry, cabinet-making, and other woodwork, but also includes some family content, such as Gunilla Ahlgren's (Olof's partner) work as a washerwoman, and schoolbook accounts. Laid into the volume are 17 loose receipts, bills, one letter, printed ephemera, and other items.
This account book was kept largely by Olof Peter Ahlgren, an emigrant from Skane, Sweden, who moved to Chicago, Illinois, in the mid-19th century. The volume pertains to carpentry, cabinet-making, and other woodwork, but also includes some family content, such as Gunilla Ahlgren's (Olof's partner) work as a washerwoman, and schoolbook accounts. Laid into the volume are 17 loose receipts, bills, one letter, printed ephemera, and other items.