General Store in Rockbridge County, Virginia Account Ledger, 1847/1854

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], General Store in Rockbridge County, Virginia Account Ledger, A&M 3746, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 11 leaves (1 folder)
Abstract:
Financial Ledger of 11 bound leaves detailing transactions for goods and services in the Rockbridge County area of Virginia in the period 1847-1854. Records include customer names, dates of transactions, products and services provided, and cost.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], General Store in Rockbridge County, Virginia Account Ledger, A&M 3746, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Financial Ledger of 11 bound leaves detailing transactions for goods and services in the Rockbridge County area of Virginia in the period 1847-1854. Records include customer names, dates of transactions, products and services provided, and cost.

The location of Rockbridge County was deduced through researching customer names recorded in the ledger within a genealogy database for records in Virginia.

Customer names include: John Kerr, Samuel P. McLain, Samuel Paxton, Susan Paxton, James Risk, Susan Weather, and Samuel Whitesel.

Food and beverage products sold include: apples, bacon, beef, brandy, buckwheat, butter, cider, coffee, flour, salt, and wheat.

Other products sold include: clover seed, shoes, soap grease, and tallow.

Services provided include: cobbling shoes and boots, coopering barrels, and weaving yarn.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Account books
Places:
Rockbridge County (Va.)