Financial Documents,, 1873-1894

Summary: Ledger, 1873(1880)-1894, bankbook, 1889-1894, and receipts of Anton Gottlieb Methfessel.

Entries in the ledger are grouped by the names of parties in account with Methfessel and thereunder arranged chronologically. The ledger notes mortgages, loans and bonds, and includes records of mortgages held by Methfessel on property in Grundy County, Iowa, as well as bonds held in various companies, including the Allegheny Bridge Company. The ledger also includes estimates of Methfessel's net worth for the years 1873, and 1875 through 1877, and notes real estate holdings, mortgages, bonds, shares, notes and cash.

The bankbook is arranged chronologically by year and notes credits and debits, as well as type of transaction (i.e., loan, cash), balance and date.