all_transactions: 14763

The "all_transactions" table provides a complete record of the six ledgers included in the database. Most general queries should begin here.

Data license: CC BY 4.0 · Data source: American Philosophical Society · About: A database for the Franklins' ledgers.

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rowid transaction_id date lemay_index full_name place occupation transaction_type activity controlled_description narrow_description pounds shillings pence line_total post_location post_weight gazette_no notes gender transaction_entered_by source page_number url transcriber_notes
14763 TNinLD-7869 1747-06-02 P0039 William Parks     Memo 25 lb Glue at 1 [Shilling] Materials for Book Binding Glue 1 5   1.5.0         M   Ledger D 385 https://diglib-legacy.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/mss-b-f85-misc-ld385 Assumed to be Parks based on chronological entries of the pages this insert is between plus the purchases align with Parks' job/Entries seem to be a duplicate of other entries in the ledger. Chosen to be noted as a memo as they should not be used as they will warp debits and credits in Parks account

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