Rockingham County store daybooks

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Rockingham County Store Daybooks, 1858, 1860, SC 0374, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
0.2 cubic feet 2 ledgers
Creator:
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates and Derrer, Larry, 1944-2022
Abstract:
Two daybooks, presumably from a Mt. Crawford area/Rockingham County store, documenting the sale of goods and provisions.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Rockingham County Store Daybooks, 1858, 1860, SC 0374, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

Two daybooks, presumably from a Mt. Crawford area/Rockingham County store, documenting the sale of goods and provisions. Customers are identified with the items purchased and their sale price. Items include food (butter, molasses, coffee, eggs, sugar), household goods (calico, shoes, cambric, matches, nails, ribbon), and other sundries (tobacco). Surnames of customers are common to Rockingham County and the central Shenandoah Valley. Frequent surnames include Roller, Showalter, Miller, Huffman, Lago, Dinges, Skelton, Cline, Switzer, Tutwiler, and many others.

Biographical / historical:

The name of the business and proprietors are unknown. It is possible the daybooks document the sales from a Mt. Crawford area general store. Customers Silas Skelton, Jacob Lago, Peter Tutwiler, Samuel Lutz, and Emanuel Beam and others were all Mt. Crawford residents.

Acquisition information:
Purchased at Jeffrey S. Evans Associates' Americana Auction on March 22, 2024.
Custodial history:

From the estate of Larry Derrer, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard