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Library of Virginia 2002 Alex Lorch Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia William Cryer and Company Ledger, 1762-1787 38558 Business records collection, Acc. 38558 1 volume (334 pages) English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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William Cryer and Company. Ledger, 1762-1787. Accession 38558, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

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Ledger, 1762-1787, containing the accounts of William Cryer and Company, a mercantile business located in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Accounts are arranged by account holder and include their name, the date of the transaction, type of transaction or item sold, and amount. Merchandise sold includes rum, cloth, clothing, and building supplies. Payment generally made in the form of cash; although, there are entries in the ledger where customers sold tobacco to the store in exchange for credit. This collection also includes a taxable property list, 9 March 1787, for Robert Cryer principally consisting of a list of slaves owned by him; and a list, n. d., of the buildings owned by Robert and John Cryer including the length and width of each structure.