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Unidentified Liquor Mechant Ledger D, 1814-1815. Local government records collection, Amherst County 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 Amherst County.
Amherst County was named for Major General Jeffery Amherst, British commander in North America during the latter part of the
French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1759 to 1768. It was formed from Albemarle County in 1761. Islands in
the Fluvanna (now the James) River were added in 1770.
Unidentified Liquor Mechant Ledger D, 1814-1815, records the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each account
includes name of customer, date of transaction, form of transaction, amount and type of liquor sold, amount owed, form of
payment, and amount paid. Forms of payment include cash, credit, and barter of items such as corn, oats, and flour.