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Benjamin Waddey Daybook, 1834-1836. Local Government Records Collection, Lancaster County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Lancaster County.
The general store owned by Benjamin Waddey conducted business in the town of Lancaster in Lancaster County, Virginia during the mid-nineteenth century.
Daybook, 1834 September - 1836 July, of a general store owned by Benjamin Waddey that records in chronological order the daily transactions of an unidentified general store. Information recorded in the daybook includes name of customer, date of transaction, merchandise purchased, quantity purchased, price of each item, and amount owed. Merchandise sold includes spices, nails, dry-goods, clothing, cigars, saw files, pocket knives, cheese, paper, cologne, bacon, and tin cups.