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Richards, Ryan, and Company Daily Cashbooks, 1843-1847. Local government records collection, Lynchburg (Va.) Court Records.
The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Lynchburg.
Richards, Ryan, and Company were dry-goods merchants and milliners operating in Lynchburg, Va., during the mid-nineteenth
century. William H. Ryan was one of the managing partners of the company.
Richards, Ryan, and Company Daily Cashbooks, 1843-1844 and 1844-1847, record the merchants' daily cash sales and document
the cash on hand. The volumes record purchases of items such as clothing, hats, cloth, gloves, umbrellas, and coffee. Customer
names were not included with the cash sales, but customer names were provided in entries concerning payments made on outstanding
account balances.