A Guide to the William A. Pence general store records, 1859-1907
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 28039
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Preferred Citation
William A. Pence. General store records, 1859-1907. Accession 28039. Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA.
Acquisition Information
Purchased May 1973.
Biographical Information
William Anderson Pence was born on 8 April 1838 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, to Lewis and Rebecca Pence. He owned a general store in Timberville, Rockingham County, Virginia, and married Mary H. Wunder (1843-1922) in 1866. During the Civil War he served with the 7th Virginia Cavalry, Company K. He was injured at the Battle of Haws Shop in Hanover County and was a prisoner of war at Ft. Delaware, Delaware. He died in 1922 and was buried at Mt. Jackson Cemetery, Shenandoah County, Virginia.
Scope and Content
Records, 1859-1907, of William A. Pence's general store in Timberville, Rockingham County, Virginia. Includes accounts, cashbooks, correspondence, daybooks, and ledgers. Information found in the records includes date of transaction, name of customer, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, amount owed, and amount paid. Items sold include dry-goods, groceries, tobacco, whiskey, hardware, tinware, boots, and cloth.