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Quin and William L. Morton Daybook, 1863-1867. Local government records collection, Petersburg (City) Court Records. The Library
of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from the city of Petersburg under the accession number
43614.
Quin and William L. Morton was a commission merchant business in Petersburg, Virginia, that sold bulk merchandise to individuals
and businesses during the Civil War era.
Quin and William L. Morton Daybook, 1863-1867, records the company's cash transactions and merchandise transactions. Information
found in daybook includes date of transaction, name of customer or controlling account, form of transaction, merchandise involved
in transaction, quantity of items purchased, price of items sold, cash paid, cash received, and amount credited if not paif
with cash. The daybook also records amount of taxes paid such as city, state, Confederate, war, and soldiers' taxes. Items
sold include bacon, flour, sheep, eggs, cotton, tobacco, and soap.