A Guide to the H.J. Parrish and Brother Account Books, 1872-1880
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the Library of Virginia
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Preferred Citation
H.J. Parrish and Brother Account Books, 1872-1880. Local Government Records Collection, Louisa County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Louisa County.
Historical Information
H.J. Parrish and Brother was a mercantile partnership formed by H.J. Parrish and T.J. Parrish in 1872. It conducted business in Fredericks Hall, Virginia, until the partnership dissolved in before 1881.
The account book was used as an exhibit in the chancery suit E.A. Saunders for others versus H.J. Parrish, etc., heard in the Louisa County Circuit Court.
Scope and Content
H.J. Parrish and Brother Account Books, 1872-1880, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information recorded in each account includes name of customer, dates of transaction, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, price of each item, form of payment, amount owed, and amount paid. Items sold include candy, food, alcoholic drinks, soda, cigars, dry-goods, coffee, toiletries, and clothing. Payments made by cash and credit.
Related Material
For additional information see the Louisa County Chancery Cause, E.A. Saunders for others versus H.J. Parrish, etc., available on the Chancery Records Index found on the Library Virginia web site. The index number is 1888-011.
Index Terms
- Parrish, H.J.
- Parrish, T.J.
- H.J. Parrish and Brother (Louisa County, Va.)
- Consumer goods -- Virginia -- Louisa County.
- Dry-goods -- Virginia -- Louisa County.
- General stores -- Virginia -- Louisa County.
- Louisa County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
- Account Books -- Virginia -- Louisa County.
- Business records -- Virginia -- Louisa County.
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Louisa County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Louisa County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.