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Preferred Citation

White and Irvine Ledger D, 1841-1842. Local government records collection, Lynchburg (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Lynchburg.

Historical Information

A dealer in dry-goods, groceries, and clothing, White and Irvine operated in the Lynchburg, Va., area during the mid-nineteenth century. Managing partners of the firm included Addison Irvine, William White, and Jeremiah White.

Scope and Content

White and Irvine Ledger D, 1841-1842, records the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each entry includes customer name, date of transactions, name and quantity of items purchased, amounts owed, and amounts paid. Customers bought such items as whiskey, cloth, clothing, hats, sugar, coffee, tobacco, and stoneware. Accounts were carried over to Ledger D from an unidentified Ledger C.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• White and Irvine (Lynchburg, Va.).

Subjects:

• Consumer goods--Virginia--Lynchburg.
• Dry-goods--Virginia--Lynchburg.
• General stores--Virginia--Lynchburg.
• Merchants--Virginia--Lynchburg.

Geographical Names:

• Lynchburg (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Business records--Virginia--Lynchburg.
• Ledgers (account books)--Virginia--Lynchburg.
• Local government records--Virginia--Lynchburg.

Added Entry - Personal Name:

• Irvine, Addison.
• White, Jeremiah.
• White, William.