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Robert W. Ashlin and Company Account book, 1871-1874. 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.
Robert W. Ashlin and Company was a general store that conducted business in Fluvanna County during the late 19th century.
Fluvanna County takes its name from an eighteenth-century designation of the upper James River. The name, meaning river of
Anne, was originally bestowed in honor of Queen Anne of England. The county was formed from Albemarle County in 1777. The
county seat is Palmyra.
Robert W. Ashlin and Company Account book, 1871-1874, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions
in chronological order. Information found in each account includes dates of transactions, merchandise sold, and the amount
owed and paid. Merchandise sold include supplies to local cooper's shop, gloves, dry-goods, shoes, rice, candy, bleach, and
bacon. Payments made by cash or barter such as butter, chickens, and sumac.