A Guide to the Robert B. Sydnor Journals and Ledger, 1847-1852

Access and use

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
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Use microfilm copies, Richmond County (Va.) Reels 221-222.

Preferred citation:

Robert B. Sydnor Journals and Ledger, 1847-1852. Richmond County (Va.) Reels 221-222, Local Government Records Collection, Richmond County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Robert B. Sydnor Journals and Ledger, 1847-1852. Richmond County (Va.) Reels 221-222, Local Government Records Collection, Richmond County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Journals and Ledger of merchant Robert B. Sydnor consist of two journals and a ledger.

Two journals, 1847-1852, used as daybooks that record daily transactions in chronological order. Information recorded in the journal includes date of transaction, name of customer, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, the price of each item, amount owed and page number where information was transferred to corresponding ledger. Merchandise sold include fish, spices, dry-goods, cigars, alcoholic drinks, candles, tools, and clothing.

Ledger, 1849-1852, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, form of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, amount paid, and page number where information was transferred from corresponding daybook. Volume does not contain detailed information regarding items sold by merchant. Rather, it uses general terms such as "sundries" and "merchandise." The ledger includes an index that lists the names of customers in alphabetical order and the page number where their accounts are found.

Biographical / historical:

Robert B. Sydnor was a merchant who owned a general store in Richmond County, Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.

Acquisition information:

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

Microfilm reels were generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program.

Physical description:
3 vol. (1226 p.); 2 microfilm reels