Expense ledger, 1890s
File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lucien A. Barnes Family Papers consists of four series: correspondence, financial records, premium booklets, and numerous subject files. It is an eclectic collection, spanning one hundred years and four generations of the Barnes family.
The Correspondence Series is arranged chronologically in two folders. The first folder covers the years 1852 to 1918. The majority of the correspondence is to Lucien A. and is spread out unevenly during the time frame; included are letters from his cousin, Mary Beckwith in Pennsylvania, one of which speaks of a child that broke through the ice and drowned. There are letters from his father Judge A.H. Barnes, his brother Herb, and letters written by a family members while stationed in France during World War I., a few of which bear a censor’s signature. The second folder consists of correspondence between the years 1926 and 1943. As in the first folder, the correspondence is spread out unevenly. The correspondence in this folder is primarily business related and is addressed to Lucien A. and his father A.H. (the grandson of Judge A.H.), as well as a letter written to Lucien C. from a friend who was stationed at a base in Louisiana during World War II.
The Financial Records Series consists of eight folders. There are promissory notes from 1878 to 1885, likely of Lucian A.’s which have various interesting business graphics. The property tax statements from the years 1878 to 1920 document the land that the Lucian A. and Mary Barnes owned in Cass County,
North Dakota and Becker County, Minnesota. There are also receipts from local Masonic Orders, such as the El Zagal Temple and the Scottish Rites Freemasons, of which Judge A.H. Barnes was a member. The medical receipts from 1895 and 1921 illustrate the cost of a hospital stay at St. John’s Hospital in Fargo for A.H. in these years. In addition there are miscellaneous receipts from the Northern Pacific Elevator Company, Cass County Drain Commission, The Argus, the Fargo Lumber Company, S. A. Loudon (a local blacksmith), as well as others for farm equipment, including a silo and an International truck.
The Premium Booklet Series includes: a Clay County Poultry Association premium booklet for a show in Moorhead, Minn. in 1929; a North Dakota Poultry Association premium booklet for a show in Valley City, N.D. in 1929; a North Dakota State Fair premium booklet for the fair in Fargo in 1928 and 1930; and a North Dakota State Fair premium booklet for the fair in Grand Forks, N.D. in 1928 and 1930.
The Subject Files Series contains a wide variety of items including: business cards, including of Steward French, a Fargo lawyer, and Lucien Barnes’ card; a Cass County 4-H Newsletter from 1929; an undated dairy record booklet from the Fairmont creamery which is blank, but shows graphics of the various creameries, including the one in Moorhead; and dance programs from 1893 to 1897, some of the sponsors of the dances include Company B of the North Dakota National Guard, and the St. Elmo Lodge.
There is a 1955 interview of Herbert Alanson Barnes by Leonard Sackett consisting of three leaves primarily about Barnes genealogy. A broadside issued by Lucien C. Barnes expounds the benefits of equine dentistry. Other items include an editorial written by Charles Mitchell against John Haggart, who was claimed to be a part in Mitchell losing his farm; a Liberty Loan award letter to the Cotters Community, circa 1916; a livestock herd book which tracks Lucien C’s swine herd; milk licenses for the Barnes Dairy from Moorhead and Fargo, 1940-1941; as well as an application from Fargo. There is a copy of the Cass County Club Journal for Oct. 18, 1929 related to 4-H activities.
There is a North Dakota Holstein Breeders Association newsletter from 1928; and newspaper clippings, most of which were written by Earle H. Tostevin, a soldier from North Dakota who was writing from the European front during World War I. Also included is an article written by Mary Barnes. There is a Red River Valley National Bank planning booklet from 1896 which contains a calendar, financial ledger, and various factoids. Finally there is a Thresherman’s Settlement book of A.H. Barnes that documents the amount of grain threshed for various people in the years 1903 and 1904, most of the pages, however, remain unfilled.
The Ledger Series contains a ledger of commentaries on biblical passages written by Judge Barnes from 1875 to 1878 with several pencil sketches included. Another ledger contains the names of people who worked for Lucian A. Barnes, as well as a log of the work performed by Lucian and his brother, kept erratically from 1893 to 1903; and a small ledger of Lucian's containing various expenses paid out and recipes for homemade equine remedies. One ledger contains three pages of transactions by the Cotters Community Club, a list of teachers and number of students for Cass County School #35 from 1880 to 1891, as well as a threshing record circa 1890. There is also a notebook containing notes from a chemistry class taught by Edwin F. Ladd at the North Dakota Agricultural College in 1899. It cannot be ascertained who the author of the notes is, although it may be a Frank Sears, whose name is written on the front cover.
Dates
- 1853-1955.
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Extent
From the Collection: .8 Linear Feet (.8 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Barnes, Lucien A., 1840-1909. (Person)
- From the Collection: Barnes, A. H. (Alanson Herbert), 1872- (Person)
- From the Collection: Barnes, Alanson H., 1818-1890. (Person)
- From the Collection: Barnes family. (Family)
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
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West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
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ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu