R. P. Gray and Brother General Store (Gloucester County, Va.) Account Ledger

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

R. P. Gray and Brother General Store (Gloucester County, Va.) Account Ledger, 1912-1916, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.04 Linear Feet
Creator:
Gloucester County Board of Supervisors
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

R. P. Gray and Brother General Store (Gloucester County, Va.) Account Ledger, 1912-1916, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Account and ledger kept by R.P. Gray and Borther General Store located in the Sign Pine area of Gloucester County, Virginia. Accounts recorded include various residents of the area as well as other businesses such as the local church and the Signpine and Petsworth schools. The last half of the ledger also includes a complete inventory of supplies at the store. The page ranges for this inventory can be found from page 221-249 of the ledger.

Acquisition information:
Transferred from the Gloucester Museum of History by resolution signed by the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors, held on Tuesday, January 15, 2019.
Dimensions:
36 cm x 22.5 cm x 3.5 cm
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard