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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
HENRY J. I1UC1K, JR., OF YOAKUM, TEXAS.
ACCOUNT-BOOK.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 452,970, dated May 26, 1891.
Application filed October 14, 1890. Serial No. 368,138. (No model.)To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, HENRY J. hIIUC, Jr., a
citizen of the United States, residing at Yoa-
kum, in the county of De Witt and State of
5 Texas, have invented certain new and useful
Improvements in Account-Books; and I do
hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear,
and exact description of the invention, such
as will enable others skilled in the art to
to which it appertains to make and use the same.
My invention relates to means for condens-
ing and facilitating the keeping of accounts.
The object of my invention is to dispense
with a multiplicity of books in keeping ac-
15 counts, and to devise means for combiningin
one book and upon a single page thereof the
features of the ledger, day-book, bill-book,
and bills-receivable book, said page to be so
provided with perforations as to admit of the
20 detachment of certain parts, leaving intact
that part of the page that is intended for per-
manent record.
In the accompanying drawings, forming a
part of this specification, Figure 1 shows my
25 arrangement for combining on a single page
the features of a ledger, day-book, bill-book,
and bills-receivable book, with perforations
for detaching the note and bill. Fig. 2 shows
a modification in the arrangement, and Fig.
30 3 shows a modification in which the ledger
feature is omitted.
Referring more particularly to the draw-
ings, in Fig. 1 A denotes the space for entries
of bills receivable. B denotes a printed prom-
35 issory note arranged opposite to the space A
and having a line of perforations under and
to one side of it. C is a space which may be
left blank for memoranda, or it may be ruled,
as shown at C in Fig. 3. D represents the space
40 ruled for the ledger-entries, and E represents
the space ruled as a day-book or bill-book,
having a space at the top with the bill-head
printed thereon, and having a line of perfora-
tions at the top, dividing it from the printed
45 form of promissory note, and a line of per-
forations at the inner side between it and the
ledger-account.
In Fig. 2, D represents the ledger-account,
arranged at the top of the page; A, the bills-
50 receivable account, immediately under and to
the left; 13, the promissory note, opposite thebills-receivable account and having perfora-
tions at the inner side and above and below.
E is the bill account, having perforations at
the top and on the inside. 55
In Fig. 3, A denotes the space for entries of
bills receivable; B, the printed promissory
note, having perforations at one side and at
the bottom. C denotes the space ruled for a
short statement of account for permanent 60o
record, and E is for the bill account, having
perforations at topand to the inner side.
In making up my account-book I may ar-
range the pages in groups, each group having
different arrangements and combinations of 65
the ledger, bill-book, day-book, and bills-re-
ceivable book, as shown in the different fig-
ures of the drawings. In this way my ac-
count-book will accommodate itself to the
needs of different accounts. As, for instance, 70
where it is desirable to accommodate a long
account I use the combination shown in Fig.
2, as it may be more conveniently carried
over to the next page. Again, where it is de-
sirable to dispense with the ledger I adopt 75
the combination shown in Fig. 3. The ac-
count-book contains an index, and the first
score or more of pages are to be ruled after
the approved method of ledger-ruling, and
may be devoted to the merchandise, freight 8o
expense, discount and premium accounts, and
accounts of members of the firm, and such
other accounts as are permanent in their na-
ture, in contradistinction to personal monthly
accounts. It is evident that the combination 85
shown may be varied without departing from
the spirit of my invention. The ruling of the
day-bill-book part of the combination maybe
in the simplest ruling, or it may be according
to the approved day-book ruling and as elabo- 9c
rate as desired. The itemized day-book when
torn off becomes a bill. The account is then
added and the total is posted to the ledger-
debit on the same page, and when cash is paid
it is posted to the ledger-credit, all on the 95
same page, and the account is closed. If only
a part cash is paid, credit that on the ledger-
credit, and for the remainder take promissory
note and close the account with credit for
bills receivable. This makes a final closing oo
of the open account. By this method the
itemized day-book account becomes the bill,
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Huck, Henry J., Jr. Account-Book., patent, May 26, 1891; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth172706/m1/4/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.