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C.L. Robinett Account Book, 1897-1899. Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Tazewell County.
C.L. Robinett operated a general store that sold general merchandise and country produce during the late nineteenth century at Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia.
The account book was used as an exhibit in the chancery suit M.J. Lambert, etc. versus Administrator of C.L. Robinett, etc., heard in the Tazewell County Circuit Court.
C.L. Robinett Account Book, 1897-1899, records the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, amount owed, amount paid, and form of payment. Items sold include shoes, oysters, soap, produce, spices, candy, fish, tobacco, and oil. Forms of payments include cash, credit, labor, and barter of items such as berries, butter, and chickens.
For additional information see the Tazewell County Chancery Cause, M.J. Lambert, etc. versus Administrator of C.L. Robinett, etc., available electronically. Search the Chancery Records Index at the web site of the Library of Virginia. The index number is 1905-055.