Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

H. G. Perry and Company Store Ledger, Mss. Collection 2012.2, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College, Wytheville, VA

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Bookworm and Silverfish, Rural Retreat, Virginia, in March 2012.

Biographical Information

Harvey G. Perry operated the H. G. Perry and Company in the late 1890s; the store was located on Richmond Avenue and Etter (Church) Street in Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia. Born 16 December 1838 in Wythe County, Virginia, Perry (often spell Peery) was the son of farmer William Perry and Theresa Kinser. He served in Co. I, 29th Virginia Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He suffered a arm wound that bothered him all his life.He married Eliza Shaver and farmed in Rural Retreat, Virginia. The couple had no known children. In June 1897 Perry purchased land east of the Rural Retreat depot from R. S. Doak, presumably for his store. In October 1904, he sold a building to the Rural Retreat Produce and Mining Company. Perry died 21 April 1917 in Rural Retreat. He was initially buried on the family farm but in 1958 his remains and those of his parents and wife were moved to St. Paul Lutheran Church cemetery.

Scope and Content

The Perry and Company Store Ledger records sales and purchases of produce and general merchandise items from October 1897 to December 1898. It numbers 396 p. of which 1-2, 23-26, 303-332, and 341-378. The ledger is written in pencil and measures 20.32 cm wide x 30.48 cm long x 3.175 cm deep.

The ledger has a name index of which pages for surnames A-B are missing. Names listed include:Davis Brothers & Company H. H. Davis, John Deavers, A. Y. Dixon, C. L. Doak, R. S. Doak, J. A. Dutton, H. A. Eiffert, J. W. Eiffert, Charles M. Etter, E. C. Eversole, J. B. Felty, K. R. Fisher, Stuart Flanagan, Tom Foglesong, D. S. Fox, W. J. Garner, J. C. Groseclose, Jno. Grubb, Peter J. Grubb, L. P. Hankley, Samuel Hanshew, H. F. Harkrader, Thomas Harkrader, Belle Heldreth, Charles Heldreth, Frank Heldreth, George F. Heldreth, J. G. Heldreth, James T. Heldreth, G. W. Henderson, J. M. Hicks, J. M. Houndashell, P. W. Hounshell, Mrs. V. A. Howe, B. J. Huddle, C. R. Huddle, Charles Huddle, E. H. Huddle, James A. Huddle, L. C. Huddle, W. L. Huddle, G. G. Hudson, Henry   Huffard, W. F. Hughes, W. A. Johnson, D. C. Jones, G. F. Jones, G. M. P. Keesling, R. L. Killinger, Harvey Kinder, J. F. Kinder, James Kinder, Peter Kinder, S. C. Kinder, George King, J. F. King, Stuart King, P. P. Kinser, C. C. Lambert, J. H. Lambert, J. H. Lambert of Bland County, Lycurgus Lambert, M. A. Lambert, T. S. Lambert, William S. Lambert, J. W. Leonard, M. W. Lindamood, G. R. Lindsey, H. L. Lindsey, John Lindsey, W. F. Lloyd, C. J. Meek, C. O. Miller  , T. K. Miller  , Texas Montague, Samson Morris, Brown Musser, Frank Musser, Jonas Musser, Martin Musser, L. W. Neff, Rush M. Neff, W. S. Neff, Z. M. Neff, W. E. Orr, Dr. E. W. Peery, H. G. Perry, G. T. Pepper, D. E. Phillippi, G. W. Phillippi, L. K. Phillippi, Dr. J. M. Phipps, Henry Pickle, J. S. Pierce, Richard Porter, J. J. Ratcliff, F. M. Repass, G. E. Rhudy, W. A. Richmond, Jackson Rose, J. W. Ross, Beauregard Russell, A. J. Ryne, J. A. B. Scott, C. F. Shelton, H. L. Shupe, J. H. Smith, J. A. Snavley, E. H. Staley, E. P. Staley, Joseph Staley, W. C. Staley, A. J. Steffey, Alexander Steffey, N. B. Stinson, C. F. Straw, N. M. Straw, W. M. Straw, E. C. Tarter, Mrs. E. J. Tarter, P. A. Tibbs, Stephen Tobler, Alfred W. A. Umbarger, W. M. Umbarger, J. E. Umbarger, J. P. Umbarger, S. A. Umbarger, James M. Vaught, John M. Vaught, Peter Vaught, and Robert W. Vaught.