Quin and William L. Morton Daybook, 1863-1867

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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Preferred citation:

Quin and William L. Morton Daybook, 1863-1867. Local government records collection, Petersburg (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Creator:
Petersburg (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Quin and William L. Morton Daybook, 1863-1867. Local government records collection, Petersburg (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Quin and William L. Morton Daybook, 1863-1867, records the company's cash transactions and merchandise transactions. Information found in daybook includes date of transaction, name of customer or controlling account, form of transaction, merchandise involved in transaction, quantity of items purchased, price of items sold, cash paid, cash received, and amount credited if not paif with cash. The daybook also records amount of taxes paid such as city, state, Confederate, war, and soldiers' taxes. Items sold include bacon, flour, sheep, eggs, cotton, tobacco, and soap.

Biographical / historical:

Quin and William L. Morton was a commission merchant business in Petersburg, Virginia, that sold bulk merchandise to individuals and businesses during the Civil War era.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from the city of Petersburg under the accession number 43614.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v.