This one box collection contains photocopies of W. A. Carter's financial records during his operation as sutler at Fort Bridger, Wyoming and business dealings with the United States military between 1858 and 1860. The ledgers contain a daily log of business information, such as the buyers name, goods purchased, and the price sold.

For additional information about W. A. Carter see USU Special Collections & Archives, Caine Coll Mss 29: The William Alexander Carter Family and Mary E. Carter Papers and Marie Eccles-Caine Archive Mss 1 Box 2 Fd 4, concerning the appointment of John Sharp in 1864 as clerk of the Green River County probate court.