Counting house
A counting house or counting room was traditionally an office where the financial books of a business were kept.[1] It was also where the business received appointments and correspondence relating to demands for payment.[2] As the use of counting houses spread in the 19th century, so did their reputation as often uncomfortable and dreary places to work.[3]
References
- ^ Nelson, Richard (1902). Commercial and Counting-House Arithmetic. p. 205.
- ^ Cross v. Smith, 1 M. & Selw., 545 (KB 13 May 1813) ("The counting-house is the place where all appointments respecting the joint business, and all notices should be addressed, and it is the duty of the merchant to take care that a proper person be in attendance.").
- ^ Anderson, Gregory (1976). Victorian Clerks.
See also
- Accounts payable
- Count room, a secure room for counting cash
- Exchequer
- Factory (trading post), a fortified settlement for the counting houses of overseas merchants