Thompson and Teas Company Journal for Ledger C, 1785-1788

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
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Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

microfilm copy, Amherst County (Va.) Reel 132.

Preferred citation:

Thompson and Teas Company Journal for Ledger C, 1785-1788. Amherst County (Va.) Reel 132, Local government records collection, Amherst County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Thompson and Teas Company (Amherst County, Va.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Thompson and Teas Company Journal for Ledger C, 1785-1788. Amherst County (Va.) Reel 132, Local government records collection, Amherst County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Thompson and Teas Company Journal for Ledger C, 1785-1788 is a daybook that records transactions on a daily basis as they occurred. Information found in each entry includes name of customer and the amount owed and paid. Merchandise sold include cloth, yarn, thread, buttons, shoes, gloves, and rugs. The store also sold knives, nails, and rum. At the end of the volume is a list of individuals holding cash bonds.

Biographical / historical:

Thompson and Teas Company was a mercantile store owned by John Thompson and William Teas that conducted business in Amherst County, Virginia during the late eighteenth century.

Acquisition information:

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

Microfilm reel was generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Program.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 vol. (462 p.); 1 microfilm reel.