<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196096">A&amp;M 3556</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>William W. Fike, General Store Account Ledger and Customer Day Book, 1899-1917 <num>A&amp;M 3556</num></titleproper><author>Staff of the West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-08-30 07:28:20 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage><language encodinganalog="language" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.25 Linear Feet</extent>
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    <abstract id="aspace_603ae804a373e358ed279ab2c99d083d">Two ledgers owned by farmer and merchant William W. Fike of Grant and Tucker Counties, W. Va. Includes general store account ledger for Dobbins, Grant County, W. Va. for years 1903-1904 listing inventory transactions such as candy, coal, coffee, dry goods, eggs, flour, fruit, furniture, hard ware, lumber, meat, medicine, postage, produce, shoes, snuff, sugar, syrup, tobacco, and wheat; includes farm expenses as well. Also includes customer day book for years 1899-1917 listing names, dates, and items purchased.</abstract>
    <physloc id="aspace_84351849895f80c81a6fcb9c3b2acece">West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/</physloc>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William W. Fike, General Store Account Ledger and Customer Day Book, A&amp;M 3556, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject source="local_LC">General stores -- West Virginia -- Grant County</subject>
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