Book. Very old American ledger notebook. 1842 to 1844. 6" x 4"; grey handmade paper over thick cardboard; leather binding. 47 pages of entries. Well-worn, but still sound; binding tight. Probably from a country store in or near Washington County, New York that was owned by the Foster family. All entries are handwritten in ink with the items purchased; the amount and price; and often the names and towns of the people who bought them. There are references to cloth - "full cloth"; "white flanel"; "sheep gray satinet"; "tweeds" (see photo). The family also took in bales of sheep wool and provided carding services (see photo). There's even a doodle by one of the family members! At the time this ledger was being kept, Texas and half of California belonged to Mexico; Russia occupied northern California; slavery was still in effect; and the Civil Was was still almost 20 years away.