A Guide to Account Books from Baber's Store (Howardsville, Virginia) 1885-1900
A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 11222
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(Please note that these ledgers are in extremely poor condition, with a portion of the pages in an advanced stated of deterioration.)
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Preferred Citation
Account Books from Baber's Store [manuscript], Accession # 11222, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
These ledgers were made a gift to the Library by W. Cullen Sherwood of Harrisonburg, Virginia, through Richard L. Nicholas of Charlottesville, Virginia.
Biographical and Historical Information
Baber's Store was a general store in Howardsville, Albemarle County, Virginia.
Scope and Content Information
There are two account books, 1885-1900, of Baber's Store in Howardsville, Albemarle County, Virginia. The first is a ledger, 1885, with an index in the front. Ledger entries are followed by cash sales for 1893. The second is a ledger, 1899-1900, with an index in the front. (Please note that these ledgers are in extremely poor condition, with a portion of the pages in an advanced stated of deterioration.)