My great grand father, Benjamin Franklin Baker kept a note book during the years of 1891-92. He wrote his address as McGirk, Hill County, Texas. (Can someome tell me about McGirk?) He was 21 years old, he was a traveling salesman and farm worker. There are many pages torn out of the notebook, but I can see that he kept his accounts in it. I am in the process of copying, "decifering" his handwriting, recording the information and then must put the book in good storage as it is crumbling before my very eyes. If any of the following names and information will help anyone, I'll be glad to send you a copy of information. Names he wrote as customers: Leonard Wales Sheldon, (married Lillie Ann Stembridge-Partain) his future Step-father-in-law W.H. Partain, his future brother-in-law John Anderson Baker, his father W. P. Adams, J. H. Hughes, B.T. Babbets, Mary M. Walker-Baker, W.M. Mason, G.W. Wyatt, C. Hait, Eddy N. Heger, D.D. Clark, O?mie Baker, Nolia Smith of Commanche, Ada Broch, Minnie Reed, Ellen West, Mr. Reynolds, J.M. Burrow of Commanche, D.H. Russell, I.T. Cale, ? A. Hudson, N. Baker, J. Smith, Bessie Wyatt, D.G. Ward, H.C. Vannar?a?t, Mr. Blythe, Mr. Pelphery, and Phillip P. Philanders. He also worked for L.W. Shelton and J. Smith. Farming and picking cotton. He seemed to travel from McGirk to Midland, back through San Angelo, Ballinger, Commanche, Hamilton, Coryell Co. to McGirk. Just for fun, here are some of the items: He kept orders such as: pants $1.75 shirt .65 shoes 2.75 shoes 1.25 ginghams 1.20 domestic 1.00 jelly .65 onions .25 coal oil .50 calico 1.50 bleachin .50 flour 1.75 comb .25 28 lbs beef 4.00 12 tallow .05 1 suit 15.50 eye salve lye potash flannel bridle 1.25 hat 2.50 brads .35 paper .05 tobacco .70 socks .10 L. hose .15 Sincerely, C.B. Borgstedt