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Historical Information:Ledger A. Anthony and Grasty was a partnership that conducted business in Pitsylvania County during the mid-nineteenth century. It records the accounts of individual patients. The accounts list in chronological order charges and payments for visits to patients, medication, and other medical services such as extracting teeth, operations, and visits to ill slaves. Forms of payment include cash and credit.

Historical Information: An unidentified business that conducted business in Pittsylvania County during the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century. An unidentified retail business that records the individual accounts of customers. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, date and form of payment, and total amount owed and paid. Items purchased include wheat, cotton, dry goods, clothing, spices, wool, dishware, iron, alcohol, food, and paper. Items paid by cash, credit, labor such as making clothing, picking cotton, plowing fields, etc., and barter such as corn, calf skin, green apples, and beeswax. There are also entries that refer to hiring out enslaved individuals.