Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

William B. Hodgson, Jr. Ledger, 1865-1905. Local government records collection, Fluvanna 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 Fluvanna County.

Historical Information

According to an inscription on the ledger, it was used as evidence in an unidentified court suit that was heard in Fluvanna County Circuit Court.

Scope and Content

William B. Hodgson, Jr. Ledger, 1865-1905, records the individual accounts of customers and additional miscellaneous information. Entries within each account are listed in chronological order. Entries list date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased or form of payment), amount owed or paid. Payments made by cash, credit, or labor. Merchandise sold include food, clothing, livestock, consumer goods, and dry goods.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Hodgson, Jr., William B.

Subjects:

• Barter -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County.
• Consumer goods -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County.
• Dry goods -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County.
• Merchants -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County.

Geographical Names:

• Fluvanna County (Va.) -- History.

Genre and Form Terms:

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