Big Stony Lumber Company Cashbook and Ledger, 1903-1905

Location of collection:

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Archives Reference Services

Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov

Phone: (804) 692-3888

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Summary

Creator:

Giles County

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Big Stony Lumber Company Cashbook and Ledger consist of a cashbook and a ledger.

Cashbook, 1904-1905, records chronologically, cash received and cash paid. The left page of volume records cash received from sales and rents. The right page records cash paid for merchandise, expenses, payroll, etc. The cash paid entries include page numbers of entries found in corresponding ledger.

Ledger, 1903-1905, records the accounts of individual customers and the company's controlling accounts. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction, and amount owed or paid. Most transactions contain the generic words "merchandise" or "sundries." Each entry includes the page number found in corresponding cashbook.

Biographical / historical:

Big Stony Lumber Company was located in Giles County, Virginia, during the early twentieth century.

Acquisition information:

These materials came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Giles County.

Physical location:

The Library of Virginia, Local Government Records Collection, Giles County

Physical description:

2 volumes