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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Greg Crawford, 18 May 2010 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Unidentified Liquor Mechant Ledger D, 1814-1815 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1106004 Greg Crawford

Library of Virginia 2010 Greg Crawford Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Unidentified Liquor Mechant Ledger D, 1814-1815 1106004 Library of Virginia 1 v. (454 p.) English Amherst County (Va.) Circuit Court. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Unidentified Liquor Mechant Ledger D, 1814-1815. Local government records collection, Amherst County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Amherst County.

Historical Information

Amherst County was named for Major General Jeffery Amherst, British commander in North America during the latter part of the French and Indian War and governor of Virginia from 1759 to 1768. It was formed from Albemarle County in 1761. Islands in the Fluvanna (now the James) River were added in 1770.

Scope and Content

Unidentified Liquor Mechant Ledger D, 1814-1815, records the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each account includes name of customer, date of transaction, form of transaction, amount and type of liquor sold, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Forms of payment include cash, credit, and barter of items such as corn, oats, and flour.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Amherst County (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Barter -- Virginia -- Amherst County. Liquor stores -- Virginia -- Amherst County. Liquors -- Virginia -- Amherst County. Geographical Names: Amherst County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Business records -- Virginia -- Amherst County. Ledgers (account books) -- Virginia -- Amherst County. Local government records -- Virginia -- Amherst County.