PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi02741::A Guide to the Mictiow Sales Book, 1837)//EN" "vi02741.xml" A Guide to the Mictiow Sales Book, 1837 Mictiow Sales Book, 1837 Augusta County (Va.) Reel 255/Barcode 0007278966 Bari Helms Library of Virginia © 2008 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Bari Helms, 9 January 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Mictiow Sales Book, 1837 A Collection in the Library of Virginia Augusta County (Va.) Reel 255/Barcode 0007278966 Bari Helms

Library of Virginia 2008 Bari Helms Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Mictiow Sales Book, 1837 Augusta County (Va.) Reel 255/Barcode 0007278966 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 1 v. and 1 microfilm reel English Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Use microfilm copy, August County (Va.) Reel 255.

Preferred Citation

Mictiow Sales Book, 1837. August County (Va.) Reel 255, Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Augusta County under the accession number 43658.

Historical Information

This unidentified merchant operated in the Augusta County, Virginia, area during the nineteenth century and sold a variety of goods including books, clothing, and tools.

Scope and Content

Identified on the cover as the Mictiow Sales Book, this volume documents the sale of goods made 2-7 January 1837. The sales were recorded as they occurred and were listed by the customer name and included the item purchased and the amount paid. Total sale amounts were included at the end of each day's sale. Items purchased included tools, saddlery, stoneware, gloves, shoes, clothing, perfume, and tobacco. Books were also sold and included such titles as Scott's Lessons, Tytler's History, American Psalmody, English Reader, Natural Philosophy, Village Hymns, Ladies Lexicon, Kirkham's Grammar, and Perrin's Fables.

Index Terms Subjects: Consumer goods--Virginia--Augusta County. Dry-goods--Virginia--Augusta County. Merchants--Virginia--Augusta County. Geographical Names: Augusta County (Va.)--Commerce--19th century. Augusta County (Va.)--History--19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Business records--Virginia--Augusta County. Ledgers (account books)--Virginia--Augusta County. Local government records--Virginia--Augusta County.