Unidentified Grocer Ledger, 1890

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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POC: Archives Reference Services
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Preferred citation:

Unidentified Grocer Ledger, 1890. Local government records collection, Richmond Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Unidentified Grocer Ledger, 1890. Local government records collection, Richmond Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Unidentified Grocer Ledger, 1890, records the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each account includes customer name, date of purchase, and name and quantity of item purchased. Customers purchased fruit, produce, beef, fish, eggs, and tobacco. At some point the volume was repurposed to document court business. A few entries dated 1892 and 1901 record sales of personal property made to settle suits and pay court fees. Information found in these entries include style of suit, name and quantity of property sold, name of purchaser, amounts paid, and name of party receiving the proceeds of the sale. Also, a jury list is given for various cases in 1894.

Biographical / historical:

This unidentified grocer operated in Richmond, Va., during the late nineteenth century.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Richmond under accession number 37380.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v.