A Guide to the Unidentified General Store Daybooks, 1828-1835
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1178152, 1178138, 1178305
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
Unidentified General Store Daybooks, 1828-1835. Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Augusta County under the accession number 43658.
Historical Information
A dealer in dry-goods, groceries, and hardware, this unidentified general store operated in Staunton, Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.
Scope and Content
Unidentified General Store Daybooks, 1828-1835, record business transactions as they occurred on an almost daily basis. Transactions were entered almost daily for 1828 through 1830, but entries became less frequent for the years 1831 through 1835. Information found in each entry includes the date, name of customer, name and quantity of goods purchased, form of payment, and amount owed. Examples of items purchased include books, sugar, coffee, tools, saddlery, cloth, paper, clothing, shoes, tobacco, tea, and whiskey.
Index Terms
- Consumer goods--Virginia--Augusta County.
- Dry-goods--Virginia--Augusta County.
- General stores--Virginia--Augusta County.
- Augusta County (Va.)--History--19th century.
- Business records--Virginia--Augusta County.
- Daybooks--Virginia--Augusta County.
- Local government records--Virginia--Augusta County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Augusta County (Va.)--History--19th century.