A Guide to the D.M. Bailey and Son Daybook C and Ledger, 1886-1898 D.M. Bailey and Son Daybook C and Ledger, 1886-1898
Barcode numbers 1097641, 1097649/Bland County (Va.) Reel 35
A Collection in the Library of Virginia
Collection Numbers: Barcode numbers 1097641, 1097649/Bland County (Va.) Reel 35
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D.M. Bailey and Son Daybook C and Ledger, 1886-1898. Bland County (Va.) Reel 35, Local government records collection, Bland
County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Bland County.
Business records of D.M. Bailey and Son consist of one daybook and one ledger.
Daybook C, 1890-1893, records on a daily basis transactions of D.M. Bailey and Son. Information recorded in the daybook includes
name of customer, dates of transactions, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, price of each item, form of payment,
and amount owed and paid. Merchandise sold include nails, shoes, candy, dry-goods, tobacco, bacon, and clothing. Payments
were made by cash, credit, barter, and labor. Entries can be found in Ledger, 1886-1898.
Ledger, 1886-1898, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information
found in each entry include date of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid.