A Guide to the Conly T. Leedy Account Book, 1890
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode Number 1129871
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Conly T. Leedy Account Book, 1890. Local Government Records Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Tazewell County.
Historical Information
Conly T. Leedy operated a blacksmith business in Tazewell County during the late nineteenth century.
Scope and Content
Account book, 1890, of blacksmith Conly T. Leedy that records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, amount owed or paid and form of payment. Items sold include bolts, horseshoes, and fish gigs. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, sharpening tools, mending axles, and repairing wagons. Payments made by cash, credit, check, labor, and barter of items such as flour, coal, and bacon. Volume is in poor condition due to missing cover.
Access Terms
- Leedy, Conly T.
- Barter--Virginia--Tazewell County.
- Blacksmiths--Virginia--Tazewell County.
- Horseshoers--Virginia--Tazewell County.
- Wheelwrights--Virginia--Tazewell County.
- Tazewell County (Va.)--History--19th century.
- Account books--Virginia--Tazewell County.
- Business records--Virginia--Tazewell County.
- Local government records--Virginia--Tazewell County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Tazewell County (Va.)--History--19th century.