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Richards S. Forrest Blacksmith Account Book, 1853-1855. Local government records collection, Lunenburg County Court Records.
The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Lunenburg County under the accession number 43095.
Richards S. Forrest Blacksmith Account Book, 1853-1855, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions
in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, service rendered,
amount owed, and amount paid. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes; laying, sharpening and mending tools;
and repairing buggies.