Benjamin Morris and James Conner General Accounts, 1831-1835

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

Benjamin Morris and James Conner General Accounts, 1831-1835. Local government records collection, Staunton (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Benjamin Morris and James Conner General Accounts, 1831-1835. Local government records collection, Staunton (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Benjamin Morris and James Conner General Accounts, 1831-1835, documents the settlement of accounts between the operators of a general store located in Staunton, Va. The accounts record debts incurred by James Conner through personal purchases from the general store and through merchandise purchases made on behalf of the store. Conner made frequent personal purchases from the store for items such as bacon, flour, tobacco, and coffee. Also recorded in the accounts were purchases Conner made for the store for items such as whiskey, brandy, and cloth and payments that Conner made on the store's behalf for freight and drayage fees. The transactions recorded in the General Accounts were taken from the original entries in other unidentified volumes kept by the general store.

Biographical / historical:

Benjamin Morris and James Conner operated a general store in Staunton, Va., during the mid-nineteenth century.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Staunton under the accession number 23707.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v.