A Guide to the Forlines and Harris Account Book, 1853-1856

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

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Summary

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Forlines and Harris Account Book, 1853-1856, 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 toys, food, alcoholic drinks, coffee pots, dry-goods, umbrellas, toiletries, tobacco, knives, clothing, and nuts. Payments made by cash and credit.

Biographical / historical:

Forlines and Harris was a mercantile partnership formed by Derby B. Forlines and Norborne E. Harris that conducted business in Powhatan County, Virginia between 1853 and 1856.

The account book was used as an exhibit in the chancery suits Norborne E. Harris versus Derby B. Forlines and Derby B. Forlines versus Norborne E. Harris heard in the Powhatan County Circuit Court.

Acquisition information:

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Powhatan County.

Physical description:

1 vol. (144 p.)

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Consumer goods -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.
Dry-goods -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.
General stores -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.
Account Books -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.
Business records -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.
Local government records -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.