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Bond Coal Company Ledger, 1905-1913. Local government records collection, Wise County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Wise County.
Bond Coal Company conducted business in Wise County, Virginia during the early twentieth century.
Ledger, 1905-1913, of Bond Coal Company records the individual accounts of customers and the company's controlling accounts. Each account includes the name of customer and the name of city and state where the customer was located. The accounts list transactions in chronological order, amount owed, amount paid, and form of payment. Most entries contain the general term "by invoice." The store's controlling accounts include an expense account, construction account, repairs account, stable expense account, mine supplies account, etc. Numerous pages record transactions between Bond Coal and Company and Bruce Coal and Coke Company. The ledger includes an index that lists the names of customers in alphabetical order and the page number where their accounts can be found.