PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi02742::A Guide to the Unidentified General Store Daybooks, 1828-1835)//EN" "vi02742.xml" A Guide to the Unidentified General Store Daybooks, 1828-1835 Unidentified General Store Daybooks, 1828-1835 1178152, 1178138, 1178305 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, 14 January 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Unidentified General Store Daybooks, 1828-1835 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1178152, 1178138, 1178305 Bari Helms

Library of Virginia 2008 Bari Helms Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Unidentified General Store Daybooks, 1828-1835 1178152, 1178138, 1178305 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 3 v. English Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Unidentified General Store Daybooks, 1828-1835. Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

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

Historical Information

A dealer in dry-goods, groceries, and hardware, this unidentified general store operated in Staunton, Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.

Scope and Content

Unidentified General Store Daybooks, 1828-1835, record business transactions as they occurred on an almost daily basis. Transactions were entered almost daily for 1828 through 1830, but entries became less frequent for the years 1831 through 1835. Information found in each entry includes the date, name of customer, name and quantity of goods purchased, form of payment, and amount owed. Examples of items purchased include books, sugar, coffee, tools, saddlery, cloth, paper, clothing, shoes, tobacco, tea, and whiskey.

Index Terms Subjects: Consumer goods--Virginia--Augusta County. Dry-goods--Virginia--Augusta County. General stores--Virginia--Augusta County. Geographical Names: Augusta County (Va.)--History--19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Business records--Virginia--Augusta County. Daybooks--Virginia--Augusta County. Local government records--Virginia--Augusta County.