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Unidentified General Store Ledger, 1904-1924. 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.
The unidentified general store conducted business during the early twentieth century in Tazewell County, Virginia.
Ledger, 1904-1924, of an unidentified general store. They record the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order, items purchased, cost per item, amount owed, amount paid, and form of payment. Items sold include dry-goods, oil, flour, spices, meat, matches, brooms, nails, and clothing. Forms of payments include cash and labor. It also records the store's cash sales for 1923 and 1924. The ledger includes an index that lists in alphabetical order the names of customers and the page numbers where their accounts can be found.