I am presently working on project where I am looking at the day books and ledgers of a company store in an Ozarks lead mining town from the 1830s and 1840s. I will be collecting information on who purchased what, how much, when they did so and how much was paid. I am interested in looking at similer studies, especially for the same time period. I have a copy of Atherton's "The Southern Country Store" and an article by Adams and Smith which was included in "The Archaeology of Slavery and Plantation Life". Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks - James James Wettstaed [log in to unmask] Shared Service Archaeologist, Mark Twain National Forest "all opinions expressed are my own etc."