Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Unidentified General Store Ledger, 1879-1889. Local government records collection, Petersburg (City) 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 the City of Petersburg.

Historical Information

This unidentified general store operated in Virginia during the nineteenth century.

Scope and Content

The Unidentified General Store Ledger, 1879-1889, records accounts of individual customers. Entries are listed in chronological order under account name and include date, type of transaction, and monies credited and debited. Items purchased include tobacco, sugar, flour, coffee, salt, cotton, and plows. Work such as picking cotton and digging potatoes was often accepted in account settlements instead of cash.

Index Terms

Subjects:

• Consumer goods--Virginia.
• General stores--Virginia.

Geographical Names:

• Petersburg (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Ledgers (account books)--Virginia.
• Local government records--Virginia--Petersburg.