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G. Henry Stanley General Store Ledger, 1920. Local government records collection, Wise County Court Records. The Library of
Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Wise County.
Ledger, 1920, of a general store owned by G. Henry Stanley that records 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 candy, meat, fruit, milk, soap, seeds, spices, dry-goods, fish, farm tools, and pots. Forms of payments
include cash, credit, labor, and barter of items such as coal.