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Collection numbers: Augusta County (Va.) Reel 255/Barcode 0007278966
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Mictiow Sales Book, 1837. August County (Va.) Reel 255, 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.
This unidentified merchant operated in the Augusta County, Virginia, area during the nineteenth century and sold a variety
of goods including books, clothing, and tools.
Identified on the cover as the Mictiow Sales Book, this volume documents the sale of goods made 2-7 January 1837. The sales
were recorded as they occurred and were listed by the customer name and included the item purchased and the amount paid. Total
sale amounts were included at the end of each day's sale. Items purchased included tools, saddlery, stoneware, gloves, shoes,
clothing, perfume, and tobacco. Books were also sold and included such titles as Scott's Lessons, Tytler's History, American
Psalmody, English Reader, Natural Philosophy, Village Hymns, Ladies Lexicon, Kirkham's Grammar, and Perrin's Fables.