{"value"=>"<p>Salesman Journals documented sales calls, solicitations, and reconnaissance visits to liquor stores, grocers, taverns, restaurants, druggists, and tobacconists, showing the unique characteristics of markets for alcohol and specialty goods in North America during the mid-to-late 19th century. Each journal corresponds to an individual city, state, or region, and contains alphabetical entries for each establishment visited. Entries primarily list date of visit, product name and quantities sold, and method of payment. More detailed entries include the salesman's narrative descriptions of the premises, the proprietor, and his perceived character. Most of the journals include an index of customers and the salesman's impressions of the city, including its key industries, appearance, character, and population.</p> <p>The journals vary in completeness, and for some regions, only portions of the journal are extant. Salesman journals for Cincinnati, O.H.; Louisville, K.Y.; Memphis, T.N.; Richmond and Petersburg, V.A.; and Newburgh, Nyack, and Yonkers, N.Y. are particularly detailed. It is unclear as to how DuVivier & Co. collected journals from individual salesmen, or why the journals were retained.</p> <p>Arranged alphabetically by state or country name. For some regions, multiple states are listed in one journal.</p>"}