A Guide to the Hopkins and Harris Daybook and Ledger, 1851-1852
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the Library of Virginia
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Preferred Citation
Hopkins and Harris Daybook and Ledger, 1851-1852. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These materials came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Fluvanna County.
Historical Information
Hopkins and Harris was a general store that conducted business in Fluvanna County during the mid-nineteenth 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.
Scope and Content
Hopkins and Harris Daybook, 1851 Nov.-1852 Oct., records transactions as they occurred on a daily basis. Information found in each entry includes name of customer, items purchased, and the amount owed. Merchandise sold include bales of cotton, shoes, whiskey, molasses, jugs, nails, pocket knives, and cheese. Page numbers associated with each entry correspond with page numbers in ledger. Additional found in daybook includes an inventory of goods sold by Hopkins and Harris in October 1852. Entries list quantity and total cost of each item. Item in poor condition due to damaged spine.
Hopkins and Harris Ledger Number 1, 1852, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in the accounts includes items purchased and the amount owed and paid. Payments made by cash, barter such as shingles, pork, and tobacco, or labor such as building a stable. Page numbers associated with each entry correspond with page numbers in daybook.
Index Terms
- Hopkins and Harris (Fluvanna County, Va.)
- Barter -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County.
- Consumer goods -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County.
- General stores -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County.
- Fluvanna County (Va.) -- History --19th century.
- Business records -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County.
- Daybooks -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County.
- Ledgers (account books) -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County.
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Fluvanna County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Fluvanna County (Va.) -- History --19th century.