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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Belden, Walker & Company, Greenbrier County General Store, Records, 1836/1845

0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 in.
Papers and ledger of a Greenbrier Co. general store containing ledger entries for cloth, clothing, hardware and food items. The papers include inventories, receipts, contracts, correspondence and legal documents that pertain mostly to the indebtedness incurred by the company. Names mentioned are Hezekiah Belden, William Pettis, Edwin Porter, Samuel Price, Cyrus Walker, and Ezra Walker.
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Belden, Walker & Company, Greenbrier County General Store, Records, 1836/1845 0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 in.

Belden, Walker & Company. Greenbrier County General Store
Papers and ledger of a Greenbrier Co. general store containing ledger entries for cloth, clothing, hardware and food items. The papers include inventories, receipts, contracts, correspondence and legal documents that pertain mostly to the indebtedness incurred by the company. Names mentioned are Hezekiah Belden, William Pettis, Edwin Porter, Samuel Price, Cyrus Walker, and Ezra Walker.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

[Benton] Ledger and Scrapbook, 1854/1856

0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box
The [Benton] Ledger and Scrapbook is a single item used as both a ledger and a scrapbook. The name Benton appears at the top of pages of the ledger, which may be the location of the business, probably a general store in Benton, Holmes County, Ohio. The ledger lists goods sold and names of customers, while the newspapers include poems, short stories, marriages, obituaries, and more.
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[Benton] Ledger and Scrapbook, 1854/1856 0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

The [Benton] Ledger and Scrapbook is a single item used as both a ledger and a scrapbook. The name Benton appears at the top of pages of the ledger, which may be the location of the business, probably a general store in Benton, Holmes County, Ohio. The ledger lists goods sold and names of customers, while the newspapers include poems, short stories, marriages, obituaries, and more.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bergen County, New Jersey, General Store Account Book, 1838/1841

0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box
This collection contains an account ledger of unidentified general store, surmised to have operated in Bergen County, New Jersey, with Benjamin Post the possible proprietor.
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Bergen County, New Jersey, General Store Account Book, 1838/1841 0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box

Post, Benjamin
This collection contains an account ledger of unidentified general store, surmised to have operated in Bergen County, New Jersey, with Benjamin Post the possible proprietor.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Berkeley or Jefferson County Store Ledger, 1784/1799

.1 Linear Feet 3/4 in. (1 folder)

Account ledger of a general merchandise store in the eastern panhandle of Virginia, (later West Virginia) documenting transactions of goods purchased, services rendered as payment on accounts and balances owed. The money amounts are recorded in English currency denominations. The store was probably owned and operated by the William Brown family. Several local family names listed as patrons include Morgan, Shepherd, Hoyt, Osborne, Jones, and Richardson. There are also two loose papers; one documents a 1794 account for Alexander Brown, the other, undated, has several dollar amounts and calculations written in pencil with the Maryland towns of Frederick, Boonsboro, and Cumberland listed at the top.

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Berkeley or Jefferson County Store Ledger, 1784/1799 .1 Linear Feet 3/4 in. (1 folder)

Account ledger of a general merchandise store in the eastern panhandle of Virginia, (later West Virginia) documenting transactions of goods purchased, services rendered as payment on accounts and balances owed. The money amounts are recorded in English currency denominations. The store was probably owned and operated by the William Brown family. Several local family names listed as patrons include Morgan, Shepherd, Hoyt, Osborne, Jones, and Richardson. There are also two loose papers; one documents a 1794 account for Alexander Brown, the other, undated, has several dollar amounts and calculations written in pencil with the Maryland towns of Frederick, Boonsboro, and Cumberland listed at the top.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

B.J. Baker Records, 1865/1921

1.60 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 7 1/4 in. (11 reels of microfilm (53 vols.), 1.75 in. each)
Daybooks, ledgers, journals, and other mercantile records of a Petersburg general merchandise company in the South Branch Valley, and the membership and dues list of the Petersburg Council, Friends of Temperance, 1871-1878.
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B.J. Baker Records, 1865/1921 1.60 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 7 1/4 in. (11 reels of microfilm (53 vols.), 1.75 in. each)

Baker, B. J., 1848-1924
Daybooks, ledgers, journals, and other mercantile records of a Petersburg general merchandise company in the South Branch Valley, and the membership and dues list of the Petersburg Council, Friends of Temperance, 1871-1878.
College of William and Mary

Bristow Family ledger, 1867/1868

1.17 Linear Feet One 11x17 oversized box.

The collection contains one ledger belonging to the Bristow family of Saluda, Virginia. The account book includes names and monetary amounts. The records include dates from 1867 to 1868 and was used by the Bristow family as a record book for their general store.

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Bristow Family ledger, 1867/1868 1.17 Linear Feet One 11x17 oversized box.

The collection contains one ledger belonging to the Bristow family of Saluda, Virginia. The account book includes names and monetary amounts. The records include dates from 1867 to 1868 and was used by the Bristow family as a record book for their general store.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Brooke County Records, 1881/1895

0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 folder, 1 in.; 1 wrapped ledger, 1 1/2 in.)
Miscellaneous manuscripts all of which pertain to Brooke County: an 1848 deed; an agreement between the Wellsburg and Washington Turnpike Company and Arthur and John Henderson and J. Scott for construction of a portion of the turnpike, 1833; records of the firms of Lewis and Hedge and William B. Lewis and Company, Wellsburg, 1892-1894; and four unidentified account books for general merchandise, flour, feed, farming, and mill repair accounts, 1787-1789, 1880-1890.
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Brooke County Records, 1881/1895 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 folder, 1 in.; 1 wrapped ledger, 1 1/2 in.)

Brooke County
Miscellaneous manuscripts all of which pertain to Brooke County: an 1848 deed; an agreement between the Wellsburg and Washington Turnpike Company and Arthur and John Henderson and J. Scott for construction of a portion of the turnpike, 1833; records of the firms of Lewis and Hedge and William B. Lewis and Company, Wellsburg, 1892-1894; and four unidentified account books for general merchandise, flour, feed, farming, and mill repair accounts, 1787-1789, 1880-1890.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Brooke County (W. Va.) Court Records and Miscellaneous Papers, 1780/1918

99.15 Linear Feet Summary: 99 ft. 1.8 in. (156 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 records cartons, 15 in. each); (1 flat record box, 3 in.); (21 ledgers, 4 ft. 2 1/2 in.); (156 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each); (31 reels of microfilm, .75 in. each)
County court and public records consisting primarily of case papers and record books related to court proceedings, as well as some personal property and land tax records and private account books.
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Brooke County (W. Va.) Court Records and Miscellaneous Papers, 1780/1918 99.15 Linear Feet Summary: 99 ft. 1.8 in. (156 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 records cartons, 15 in. each); (1 flat record box, 3 in.); (21 ledgers, 4 ft. 2 1/2 in.); (156 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each); (31 reels of microfilm, .75 in. each)

Brooke County Court
County court and public records consisting primarily of case papers and record books related to court proceedings, as well as some personal property and land tax records and private account books.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Capt. William Sommerville (1756-1826) Papers, 1799/1888

1.3 Linear Feet 1 ft. 3 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 index card box, 10 1/2 in.)

Correspondence and genealogical materials related to the William B. Edwards family of King George County, Virginia, and the Capt. William Sommerville family of Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. These families were joined when Elizabeth Sommerville (1812-1886), daughter of the Revolutionary War veteran, married William B. Edwards (1810-1888), a Methodist clergyman from a planter family, in 1833.

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Capt. William Sommerville (1756-1826) Papers, 1799/1888 1.3 Linear Feet 1 ft. 3 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 index card box, 10 1/2 in.)

Sommerville, William.

Correspondence and genealogical materials related to the William B. Edwards family of King George County, Virginia, and the Capt. William Sommerville family of Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. These families were joined when Elizabeth Sommerville (1812-1886), daughter of the Revolutionary War veteran, married William B. Edwards (1810-1888), a Methodist clergyman from a planter family, in 1833.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Carder Lowe and Company Daybook, 1880/1882

0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 1 1/2 in. (1 unboxed ledger)
Daybook No. 3 of the Carder Lowe & Co. General Store at Shinnston, West Virginia. It contains records listing customers, merchandise sold, and monetary transactions.
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Carder Lowe and Company Daybook, 1880/1882 0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 1 1/2 in. (1 unboxed ledger)

Carder Lowe and Company at Shinnston
Daybook No. 3 of the Carder Lowe & Co. General Store at Shinnston, West Virginia. It contains records listing customers, merchandise sold, and monetary transactions.

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