PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi03210::A Guide to the Unidentified Grocer Ledger, 1890)//EN" "vi03210.xml" A Guide to the Unidentified Grocer Ledger, 1890 Unidentified Grocer Ledger, 1890 1099725 Bari Helms Library of Virginia © 2010 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, 15 July 2010 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Unidentified Grocer Ledger, 1890 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1099725 Bari Helms

Library of Virginia 2010 Bari Helms Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Unidentified Grocer Ledger, 1890 1099725 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 1 v. English Richmond (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Unidentified Grocer Ledger, 1890. Local government records collection, Richmond 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 Richmond under accession number 37380.

Historical Information

This unidentified grocer operated in Richmond, Va., during the late nineteenth century.

Scope and Content

Unidentified Grocer Ledger, 1890, records the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each account includes customer name, date of purchase, and name and quantity of item purchased. Customers purchased fruit, produce, beef, fish, eggs, and tobacco. At some point the volume was repurposed to document court business. A few entries dated 1892 and 1901 record sales of personal property made to settle suits and pay court fees. Information found in these entries include style of suit, name and quantity of property sold, name of purchaser, amounts paid, and name of party receiving the proceeds of the sale. Also, a jury list is given for various cases in 1894.

Index Terms Subjects: Groceries--Virginia--Richmond. Grocery trade--Virginia--Richmond. Merchants--Virginia--Richmond. Geographical Names: Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Business records--Virginia--Richmond. Ledgers--Virginia--Richmond. Local government records--Virginia--Richmond.