Puffin Pressley Account Ledger (1923)
Archival ID: omhi-ledger-1923-puffin-pressley
Why This Document Matters
While the Pressley family name appears frequently in the archive, the individual record of Puffin Pressley is key to reconstructing the larger family unit’s economic activity. It proves that within a single large family, individual members maintained distinct credit lines and separate agricultural responsibilities. This record allows historians to see the family not as a monolith, but as a network of economically active individuals who collectively contributed to the community’s stability in the mid-1920s.
Note the high volume of “Guano” and “Seed” purchases. Puffin Pressley’s record shows a focused investment in the 1923 crop season, indicating that the family was operating at a scale that required significant monthly inputs to maintain their production levels.
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