PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::viu01331::A Guide to Account Books from Baber's Store (Howardsville, Virginia))//EN" "viu01331.xml" A Guide to Account Books from Baber's Store (Howardsville, Virginia) 1885-1900Baber's Store Account Book, 1885-1900 11222Special Collections Staff Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library © 2001 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved.

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word 2000, created by Leonard Sadosky, 28 March 2001 Description is in English Feb 18, 2004 PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::viu01331::A Guide to Account Books from Baber's Store (Howardsville, Virginia))//EN" "viu01331.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Feb 27, 2004 converted to conform to eadVIVA.dtd by vivastrict.xsl A Guide to Account Books from Baber's Store (Howardsville, Virginia) 1885-1900 A Collection in The Special Collections Department 11222

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library 2001 Special Collections Department Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special Collections, University of Virginia Library Descriptive Summary Special Collections, University of Virginia Library Account Books from Baber's Store (Howardsville, Virginia) 1885-1900 11222 There are two ledgers. (Please note that these ledgers are in extremely poor condition, with a portion of the pages in an advanced stated of deterioration.) English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

Account Books from Baber's Store [manuscript], Accession # 11222, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.

 Acquisition Information

These ledgers were made a gift to the Library by W. Cullen Sherwood of Harrisonburg, Virginia, through Richard L. Nicholas of Charlottesville, Virginia.

 Biographical and Historical Information

Baber's Store was a general store in Howardsville, Albemarle County, Virginia.

 Scope and Content Information

There are two account books, 1885-1900, of Baber's Store in Howardsville, Albemarle County, Virginia. The first is a ledger, 1885, with an index in the front. Ledger entries are followed by cash sales for 1893. The second is a ledger, 1899-1900, with an index in the front. (Please note that these ledgers are in extremely poor condition, with a portion of the pages in an advanced stated of deterioration.)