Sales ledger (account book)

Sales ledger (January 1938-December 1940 and January 1945-December 1945) of John Sparks Ltd, dealer in Chinese art (London). Debtors’ ledger in which individual accounts of clients at John Sparks Ltd were recorded. client accounts record invoices issued for goods sold (debit), services vended (debit...

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Date(s) of creation: January 1938-December 1945
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

Summary: Sales ledger (January 1938-December 1940 and January 1945-December 1945) of John Sparks Ltd, dealer in Chinese art (London). Debtors’ ledger in which individual accounts of clients at John Sparks Ltd were recorded. client accounts record invoices issued for goods sold (debit), services vended (debit), cash payments received (credit), discounts given (credit), contra postings from supplier accounts in bought ledger (credit), and returns inwards (credit). Sales ledger records debits (right column) and credits (left column) under each account. Debits column records: date of debit, type of debit, page number recording debit invoice in book of prime entry (e.g. sales daybook) , and value of debit (£-s-d). Credit column records: date of credit, type of credit, page number recording receipt of payment in book of prime entry (e.g. cashbook) or contra posting from bought ledger , and value of credit (£-s-d). client accounts arranged chronologically by date of first debit made to account. Alphabetical index to accounts at beginning of volume. Ruled paper. Handwritten. 1 volume. 422 pp. (entries on 410 pp.) + index (52 pp.). Blue and purple marbled endpapers. No cover. No spine.
Extent: 1 volume
Access status: Closed
Closed until: 01/01/2029
Access conditions: Closed under data protection legislation until 1st January 2029
Language: English
Physical description: Conservation work undertaken on the volume in 2016. Leather cover removed due to red rot degradation.
Format: Archive