A Collection in the Library of Virginia
Collection numbers: Augusta County (Va.) Reel 249/Barcode 0007278960
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Mandelbaum Clothier Daybook, 1871. August County (Va.) Reel 249, Local government records collection, Augusta County Court
Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Augusta County under the accession number 43658.
Mandelbaum Clothier, located in Staunton, Virginia, specialized in men's clothing. The clothier was also a dealer in trunks
and valises. Seymore Mandelbaum, an Augusta County resident born in Virginia about 1848, was the owner and operator of the
business.
Mandelbaum Clothier Daybook, 1871, records customer transaction on a daily basis as they occurred. Information found in each
entry includes the name of the customer, item purchased, and the monies debited or credited to the customer's account. Customers
bought such items as suits, gloves, suspenders, shoes, cologne, hats, ties, pants, and trunks.