A Guide to the Joseph Fravel Account and Letter Book and Account Book, 1899-1905
Barcode Numbers 1109347 and 1130509
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia



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Conditions of Use

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Joseph Fravel Account and Letter Book and Account Book, 1899-1905. Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Shenandoah County.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1109347 and 1130509
Title: Joseph Fravel Account and Letter Book and Account Book, 1899-1905
Physical Characteristics: 2 vol. (1146 p.) Both volumes are in poor condition due to missing spine.
Language: English

Scope and Content

The Account and Letter Book and Account Book of Joseph Fravel consist of an account book and an account and letter book.

Account and letter book, 1899-1905, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists name of customer, residence of customer, date of transaction, services rendered, items sold, quantity and measurements of work done and items sold, cost per measurement such as foot or pound, freight cost and amount owed. Letters include correspondence with suppliers and customers. Volume is in poor condition due to missing spine.

Account book, 1904-1905, of an unidentified carpentry business that records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists name of customer, residence of customer, date of transaction, services rendered, items sold, quantity and measurements of work done and items sold, cost per measurement such as foot or pound, and amount owed.

Historical Information

Joseph Fravel was a carpenter, furniture maker, and an owner of a carpentry supply company that conducted business in Shenandoah County during the early twentieth century.

Both volumes were used as exhibits in an unidentified suit heard in Shenandoah County Circuit Court.

Access Terms

Carpentry -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County.
Furniture making -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County.
Shenandoah County (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.
Account books -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County.
Business Records -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County.
Local government records -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County.

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