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Business Records, \n1836-1912"],"text":["Giles County (Va.) Business Records, \n1836-1912",".","Many of the business volumes are fragile and should not be handled, please check alternative formats for volumes that have been microfilmed. Please use microfilm if available.","Please see Giles County Microfilm index in the Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm available on the Library of Virginia website for full listing.","Branch Bank of Old Dominion Offering Book A, 1857-1865 is available as Giles County (Va.) Microfilm Reel 58.","This collection is arranged into thirty-two series:\n\nSeries I: Business Records of A.G. Pendleton, 1861-1871\nSeries II: Business Records of the Big Stony Lumber Company, 1903-1905\nSeries III: Business Records of the Branch Bank of Old Dominion, Pearisburg, 1857-1865\nSeries IV: Business Records of Brotherton and Hale, 1867-1870\nSeries V: Business Records of Buchanan and Powell, 1902-1912\nSeries VI: Business Records of Cunningham and Hoge, 1848-1854\nSeries VII: Business Records of the Eggleston Springs Company, 1901-1904\nSeries VIII: Business Records of F.E. Dunklee and Company, 1893-1894\nSeries IX: Business Records of F.N. Priddy and Company, 1882-1883\nSeries X: Business Records of Guy D. French, 1850-1865\nSeries XI: Business Records of Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development Company, 1891-1893\nSeries XII: Business Records of John and C.M. Anderson, 1856-1866\nSeries XIII: Business Records of John Anderson and Company, 1867-1870\nSeries XIV: Business Records of L. Woolwine General Store, 1870-1871\nSeries XV: Business Records of the Mountain Lake Hotel and Livery, 1892-1895 \nSeries XVI: Business Records of P.L. Williams and Company, 1906-1908\nSeries XVII: Business Records of Porterfield, Huffman, and Company, 1896\nSeries XVIII: Business Records of Ralph M. Stafford and Company, 1861-1874\nSeries XIX: Business Records of Thomas and Robert H. Brotherton, 1857-1862\nSeries XX: Business Records of an Unidentified Bank, 1853-1864\nSeries XXI: Business Records of an Unidentified Blacksmith, 1836-1838\nSeries XXII: Business Records of an Unidentified Blacksmith Shop, 1869\nSeries XXIII: Business records of an Unidentified Blacksmith Shop, 1870-1871\nSeries XXIV: Business Records of an Unidentified Business, 1847-1850\nSeries XXV: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1868-1875\nSeries XXVI: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1886\nSeries XXVII: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1886-1887\nSeries XXVIII: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1887\nSeries XXIX: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1904\nSeries XXX: Business Records of an Unidentified Hotel and Livery, 1890-1892\nSeries XXXI: Business Records of an Unidentified Sawmill, 1886-1872\nSeries XXXII: Business Records of William F. Martin, 1853-1863","Context for Record Type: Business Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debut suits, and contract disputes.","Locality History:Giles County was named for William Branch Giles, United States senator from Virginia in 1806 when the county was created from Montgomery, Monroe (now in West Virginia), and Tazewell Counties. Several subsequent additions were made from Wythe (1808), Monroe in 1829 and Mercer in 1841 (both now in West Virginia), Craig (1880), and Tazewell (1826 and 1836) counties. The county seat is Pearisburg.","Prior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.","These records were processed by Greg Crawford and Bari Helms between 2000 and 2010. Efforts have been taken to identify chancery causes related to these business records as some of these records were used as evidence in court proceedings.","Encoded by J. Taylor: July 2024.","Additional Giles County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","See also: Giles County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1807-1936.","Giles County (Va.) Business Records, 1836-1912 is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Giles County (Va.). Represented records consist of bound volumes of ledgers, account books, journals, cashbooks, letter books, and daybooks.","Scope and Content: The business records of A.G. Pendleton consists of two ledgers and an account book. The volumes recorded the accounts of individual customers and include the type of goods sold by the business, as well as payment information. The goods sold included corn, wood, boots, dry goods, coats, pocket knives, butter, eggs, meat, cheese, potatos, and cloth. Payments were made via cash, credit, barter (hats, shoes, cotton, and beef) and labor (working in the field, making and mending shoes, and shaving sheep).","Scope and Content: The business records of the Big Stony Lumber Company consist of a cashbook and a ledger. The cashbook recorded cash received from sales and rents as well as cash paid for merchandise, expenses, payroll etc. The ledger recorded customer accounts.","Historical Information:The Branch Bank of Old Dominion conducted business in the town of Pearisburg in Giles County, Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of the Branch Bank of Old Dominion, Pearisburg consists of statement books, ledgers, check books, offering books, and letter books.","The statement books record the bank's controlling accounts on a weekly basis from 1857 to 1865. Entries list the name of the account and the amount and amount paid. Accounts include property account, cash account, cost of suits, capital stock, expense account, money due to other banks, profit and loss, and numerous others.","The letter books record the bank's correspondence with account holders, cashiers, and other banks. Information found in letter books relate to the financial activities of the bank including withdrawals, deposits, payments, receipts, and collections. There are also references in some of the correspondence to repeal of a redemption law in Virginia.","The ledger recorded financial transactions chronologically on a daily basis. Information found in each entry include name of individual or account, form of payment or receipt, and amount paid or received. Information recorded in the ledger was transferred to General Ledger A, 1857-1865.","The ledger was used to keep track of amounts received from and paid to multiple volumes such as scratch ledgers, check books, blotters, offering books, and journals. It recorded the bank's controlling accounts including cash account, individual deposit account, discount and interest account, bills and notes, capital stock, state securities, Confederate States stocks account, expense account, and others. Transactions listed in each account are listed chronologically. Information found in each transaction include date of transaction, amount paid to volume and amount received from volume. Accounts entries that say \"to scratch\" or \"by scratch\" taken from Scratch Ledger, 1860-1865.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists financial transactions in chronological order. Entries include page numbers that correlate to a missing journal or ledger.","The check book recorded financial transactions chronologically on a daily basis. Information found in each entry include name of individual or account, payments received or made by checks or notes, and name of individual to whom check was made or number of note. Information found in check book transferred to General Ledger A, 1857-1865.","The offering book recorded notes offered to the bank for discount. Information found in entries include name of customer, date of transaction, names of endorsers, and amount of transaction.","Scope and Content:The business records of Brotherton and Hale consists of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purhased or services rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include collars, nails, and links. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, welding, sharpening tools, mending axles and springs, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, labor, or barter (wheat, iron, and corn).","Historical Information:Brotherton and Hale was a blacksmith shop which performed business in the mid-nineteenth century.","Historical Information: The firm of Buchanan and Powell operated in Pearisburg, Va., selling a variety of items including ready-made clothing, textiles, household items, groceries, and books. W. H. Buchanan and W. R. Powell were partners in the business.","Scope and Content:Buchanan and Powell business records, consists of three volumes: Ledger 1(1905-1912), Ledger 2 (1902-1909), and Ledger 3 (1907-1912). The volumes recorded the accounts of individual customers. Entries are organized in chronological order under each customer's name. Information found in each entry includes date, goods purchased or method of payment, quantity of goods purchased, and amounts owed or paid. Merchandise sold included tobacco, clothing, shoes, books, and cloth.","Scope and Content:The business records of Cunningham and Hoge consist of two daybooks and a ledger. The daybooks recorded transactions as they occurred on an almost daily basis; entries correspond with account customer account information found in the ledger. Merchandise sold by the store included dry-goods, clothing, knives, tobacco, spoons, mirrors, butter, cheese, and various spices. The daybook from 1848 contains the names of enslaved people who bought goods on behalf of their enslavers'.","Historical Information:Cunningham and Hoge was a general store that conducted business during the mid-nineteenth century in the town of Giles Court House, Virginia. John M. Cunningham and George Davies Hoge were partners in the general store.","Scope and Content:The business records of Cunningham, Hoge, and Vass consist of a daybook and a ledger.","Historical Information: William B. Vass was a bank clerk who joined the partnership of Cunningham and Hoge in 1851. The general store continued business under the name Cunningham, Hoge, and Vass until 1854 when the business likely closed upon Hoge's death.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each entry includes the page number found in corresponding Daybook A where the customer's specific transactions can be found. Each account lists transactions by daybook order and the amount owed and paid.","The daybook transactions as they occurred on an almost daily basis. Beside each entry is the page number of the customer's individual account found in corresponding Ledger A. Information found in each entry includes name of customer, item purchased or form of payment, quantity and price of item, and the amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold include dry-goods, soda, rice, cologne, nails, bowls, eggs, coffee, and spices. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter including sheep skins, butter, fish, oats, and butter.","Scope and Content:The business records of the Eggleston Springs Company consist of a ledger. The volume recorded he individual accounts of customers. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, quantity of items purchased or amount for services rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include candy, furniture, beds, shoe polish, dry goods, clothing, soda, baking powder, and watches. Services rendered include transportation, board, laundry, food, drink, and board and care of horses. Payments made by labor, credit, cash, check, and barter, such as chickens, eggs, and corn. Volume also contains a few loose records related to company's accounts.","Historical Information: The Eggleston Springs Company was a hotel, livery, and general store located in the town of Eggleston which conducted business in the early twentieth century.","Historical Information:F.E. Dunklee and Company was a hotel and livery business which conducted business in the town of Narrows in the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of F.E. Dunklee and Company consists of a ledger. The ledger recorded transactions between the hotel and customers. Entries for transactions in 1893 were entered beneath accounts of individual customers. Entries for the following year were recorded in chronological order. Services rendered by the hotel include boarding, hiring horses, laundry, meals, and rent of horses and buggies. The hotel also sold cigars, matches, photos, stamps, beverages and fares.","Historical Information:F.N. Priddy and Company was a store which conducted business in the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of F.N. Priddy and Company consists of a daybook. It recorded the daily transactions of the store; the store's merchandise included candy, dry goods, soap, coffee, sugar, nails, and animal skins.","Historical Information:Guy Dingess French was a businessman who owned and operated multiple businesses in Giles County in the nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of Guy D. French consist of records relating to his various businesses which included a general store, a boarding house, a livery, and a mill. The records are comprised of ledgers and an account book.","The business records of Guy D. French consist of a general ledger related to French's various businesses. It recorded transactions related to individual customers and listed the goods sold or services rendered, the page number of the journal or daybook the information was originally entered, and payment information. Merchandise sold included bacon, knives, hats, coffee, sugar, and clothing. Services rendered include the keeping and boarding of horses, as well as boarding customers.","The business records of Guy D. French and Sons consists of records related to the general store, called Guy D. French and Sons, located in Giles County. It is comprised of a ledger which recorded the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each entry included the type of merchandise sold, the page number of the daybook or journal the information was originally located in, and payment information. Merchandise included coffee, clothing, leather, paper, tools, cups, eggs, and vinegar.","The business records of Guy D. French's mill consist of an account book. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers and included information such as goods purchased or services rendered as well as payment information.","Scope and Content:The business records of Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development consists of a journal. The journal recorded the proceedings of the meetings of the company's stockholders and board of directors. Information found in the journal includes the organization of the company, election of officers, company by-laws, lists of stockholders and amount of shares each held, the company's financial statements, and discussions and decisions related to business activities of the company. One entry refers to a chancery case involving a portion of the stockholders and the company. Loose records found in the volume include financial statements and printed copies of the company president's report delivered in April 1893.","Historical Information:The Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development Company was a mining corporation which was located in Narrows, Virginia and did business during the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of John and C.M. Anderson consist of two daybooks and a ledger.","Historical Information:John and C.M. Anderson was a general store located in the town of Pearisburg.","The two daybooks record in chronological order the store's transactions from December 1858-January 1861. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, name of customer, merchandise purchased, quantity purchased, and amount owed and amount paid. Merchandise sold include clothing, shoes, calf skin, knives, combs, nails, molasses, and dry goods.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Ledger does not list items purchased, rather it uses the general term \"merchandise.\" Payments were made by cash, credit, and barter such as bacon and shingles. Page numbers found in entries correspond with page numbers found in entries in another journal that is missing.","Scope and Content:The business records of John Anderson and Company consists of a ledger. The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, page number of corresponding ledger (missing), style of transaction, merchandise purchased, quantity of item purchased, price of item, form of payment, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes dry goods, shoes, spelling books, farm equipment, calf skin, lemons, and oysters. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (chickens, pork, butter, and wheat).","Historical Information:John Anderson and Company was a general store which conducted business in Giles County during the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of L. Woolwine General Store consist of a day book. It recorded  customer transactions in chronological order on a daily basis from October 1870 to January 1871. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, name of customer, name and quantity of goods purchased, form of payment, and amount owed or amount paid. Items sold include school books, sugar, dry goods, clothing, razors, spices, and soda. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (butter, fowls, apples, and pork).","Historical Information:L. Woolwine operated a general store at Giles Court House in the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of the Mountain Lake Hotel and Livery consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the individual accounts of customers for 1892. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, quantity of items purchased or amount for service rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include cigars, cigarettes, and stamps. Services rendered include transportation, board, laundry, food, drink, and board of horses and dogs. The ledger also includes transactions related to a general store perhaps affiliated with the hotel for the year 1895. It records the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, items purchased or form of payment, quantity of items purchased, total amount owed or paid. Items sold include bacon, flour, tobacco, peaches, coffee, tomatoes, nails, axes, hammers, shoes, and fish. Payments made by labor, credit, cash, and barter such as vegetables, leather, hay, and beef.","Historical Information: P.L. Williams and Company was a department store located in the town of Pearisburg which conducted business in the early twentieth century.","Scope and Content: The business records of P.L. Williams and Company consists of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, price of each item, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold include dry goods, notions, clothing, shoes, groceries, hardware, and tobacco. Payments made by cash, check, credit, and barter (berries, chickens, butter, bacon, and cherries).","Historical Information:Porterfield, Huffman, and Company was a general store located in the town of Mountain Lake which conducted business in the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of Porterfield, Huffman, and Company consists of a journal. The volume served as a daybook recording the store's transactions on a daily basis from June-October 1896. Each entry includes page number of corresponding ledger, the name of customer or controlling account, style of transaction, amount debited and amount credited. Most transactions contain the generic phrase \"to merchandise\". Merchandise sold includes berries, flour, beef, chickens, soap, and peaches. The volume contains loose papers related to the company's accounts.","Historical Information:Ralph M. Stafford owned a mercantile business at in Giles County, Virginia. He was also a partner in eight additional mercantile businesses located in Giles and Bland counties in Virginia and Mercer and Monroe counties in West Virginia.","Scope and Content:Ralph M. Stafford and Company Business Records consists of a ledger which recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists in chronological order transactions between the customer and the store. Transaction entries include the following information: date of transaction, goods purchased or method of payment, quantity of goods purchased, amount owed or amount paid. Merchandise sold include soda, food, matches, cookware, dry goods, shoes, cheese, spices, ink, and soap. Payments made by cash, credit, barter (eggs, butter, cheese, and seeds) and labor.","See also: Giles County Chancery Cause, 1870-002: James Stafford vs. Admr. of Ralph M. Stafford etc.","Scope and Content:The business records of Thomas and Robert H. Brotherton consist of a daybook and a ledger.","Historical Information:Thomas and R. H. Brotherton was a blacksmith and wheelwright shop that conducted business during the mid-nineteenth century in the town of Pearisburg, Virginia. Thomas W. Brotherton and Robert H. Brotherton were partners in the business. Thomas was the blacksmith and Robert was the wheelwright.","Scope and Content:The business records of an unknown bank in Pearisburg, perhaps the Branch Bank of Old Dominion at Pearisburg, consist of a ledger. It recorded the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists financial transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes the daybook volume in which the transaction was originally listed, page number of daybook, and amount paid or received. The purpose of the transactions is unknown. The daybooks related to ledger were not found.","Reports having to do with financial transactions the bank had with the treasury of the Confederate States of America were included at the end of ledger. One report is a copy of a depository report listing deposits made with the CSA treasury dated 1864. It lists in chronological order the name of depositor, date of deposit, and amount deposited. A second report has to with the exchange of old Confederate Treasury notes for new ones. It lists in chronological order the date of exchange, name of party, number of notes, denomination of notes, date old notes were issued, and total amount of notes.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop consists of an account book which  recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes the date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purchased or services rendered, and amount owed or paid.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop consist of an account book. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include nails, screws, and spikes. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, sharpening tools, mending axles, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, labor, or barter (wheat, iron, and corn). Volume is in poor condition due to water damage.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop, perhaps Brotherton and Hale, consists of a journal. It recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purchased or services rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include boots, screws, and bolts. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, welding, sharpening tools, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, or barter (potatoes, oats, and corn).","Scope and Content:The business records of an unidentified business consists of a ledger. It recorded the individual accounts of customers. Each account records in chronological order the customer's debts and payments. The ledger includes miscellaneous information at the end of the volume.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger and a daybook.","The daybook recorded customer transactions in chronological order on an almost daily basis from December 1868 to December 1869 and then more sporadically from January 1870 to August 1875. Information found in each entry includes name of customer or store controlling account, name and quantity of goods purchased, form of payment, and amount owed. Items sold include shears, pitchers, dry goods, clothing, knives, food, and nails. Each entry includes the page number of the customer's individual account found in corresponding ledger.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers and the general store's controlling accounts. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Ledger does not list items purchased, rather it uses the general term \"merchandise.\" Each entry includes the page number found in corresponding daybook where the customer's specific transactions can be found. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter. The general store's controlling accounts include bills receivable, cash account, expense account, and bills negotiable.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes nails, lamp chimneys, boots, clothing, ax handles, soap, tin buckets, dry goods, and spices. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (berries, corn, feathers, hog, and wild turkey).","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The ledger recorded  the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes dry goods, shoes, flour, scissors, hats, cigars, and bacon. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (salt, hog, butter, wheat, and chicken).","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes saw files, paper, brooms, clothing, chalk, soda, crackers, dry goods, and slippers. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter (cheese, butter, evergreen seeds, eggs, and hogs).","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers from May to August 1904. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), price of each item, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes slippers, starch, butter, shoes, soap, peanuts, and fruit. Payments made primarily by cash.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified hotel and livery consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the individual accounts of customers and the hotel's controlling accounts. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include stamps, and travel fares. Services rendered include horse rentals, board, laundry, meals, and board and care of horses. Payments made by cash and check. Volume also records an inventory of the hotel's assets for October 1892.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified sawmill consist of a ledger. It recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction, services rendered or items purchased, amount of service rendered or quantity of item purchased, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Services rendered include sawing lumber and hauling logs. The mill mainly sold lumber. Payments made by labor and cash.","Historical Information:William F. Martin was a physician who lived and conducted business in the town of Princeton, in present-day Mercer County, West Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of William F. Martin consist of a ledger. The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists in chronological order the date of transaction, medical service rendered, style of payment, and amount owed and paid. Services rendered include visits to patients, including enslaved people; medication; and consultation. Entries contain detailed accounts of services rendered which include extracting teeth, bleeding, and writing prescriptions (opium, quinine, ointments) for various ailments. Payments to Dr. Martin were made with cash, credit, and barter (oats, mutton, sugar, coffee).","The volume also recorded additional information concerning William F. Martin unrelated to his medical career. The information includes the hiring out of the people Martin enslaved, particularly a man named Jim; the renting out of his home to boarders; and accounts related to the purchase and sale of farm goods.","There are no restrictions.","Library of Virginia","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Giles County (Va.) Business Records, \n1836-1912"],"collection_ssim":["Giles County (Va.) Business Records, \n1836-1912"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"creator_ssm":["Giles County (Va.) Circuit Court"],"creator_ssim":["Giles County (Va.) Circuit Court"],"acqinfo_ssim":["These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from the Giles County Circuit Court in 2010 under accession number 45263, as well as under an undated accession."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["."],"extent_ssm":["55 volumes"],"extent_tesim":["55 volumes"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMany of the business volumes are fragile and should not be handled, please check alternative formats for volumes that have been microfilmed. Please use microfilm if available.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Many of the business volumes are fragile and should not be handled, please check alternative formats for volumes that have been microfilmed. Please use microfilm if available."],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePlease see \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/results_all.asp?CountyID=VA097#BRC\"\u003eGiles County Microfilm \u003c/extref\u003eindex in the Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm available on the Library of Virginia website for full listing.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBranch Bank of Old Dominion Offering Book A, 1857-1865 is available as Giles County (Va.) Microfilm Reel 58.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available"],"altformavail_tesim":["Please see Giles County Microfilm index in the Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm available on the Library of Virginia website for full listing.","Branch Bank of Old Dominion Offering Book A, 1857-1865 is available as Giles County (Va.) Microfilm Reel 58."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is arranged into thirty-two series:\n\u003clist type=\"simple\"\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries I: Business Records of A.G. Pendleton, 1861-1871\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries II: Business Records of the Big Stony Lumber Company, 1903-1905\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries III: Business Records of the Branch Bank of Old Dominion, Pearisburg, 1857-1865\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries IV: Business Records of Brotherton and Hale, 1867-1870\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries V: Business Records of Buchanan and Powell, 1902-1912\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries VI: Business Records of Cunningham and Hoge, 1848-1854\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries VII: Business Records of the Eggleston Springs Company, 1901-1904\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries VIII: Business Records of F.E. Dunklee and Company, 1893-1894\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries IX: Business Records of F.N. Priddy and Company, 1882-1883\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries X: Business Records of Guy D. French, 1850-1865\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XI: Business Records of Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development Company, 1891-1893\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XII: Business Records of John and C.M. Anderson, 1856-1866\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XIII: Business Records of John Anderson and Company, 1867-1870\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XIV: Business Records of L. Woolwine General Store, 1870-1871\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XV: Business Records of the Mountain Lake Hotel and Livery, 1892-1895 \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XVI: Business Records of P.L. Williams and Company, 1906-1908\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XVII: Business Records of Porterfield, Huffman, and Company, 1896\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XVIII: Business Records of Ralph M. Stafford and Company, 1861-1874\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XIX: Business Records of Thomas and Robert H. Brotherton, 1857-1862\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XX: Business Records of an Unidentified Bank, 1853-1864\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXI: Business Records of an Unidentified Blacksmith, 1836-1838\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXII: Business Records of an Unidentified Blacksmith Shop, 1869\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXIII: Business records of an Unidentified Blacksmith Shop, 1870-1871\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXIV: Business Records of an Unidentified Business, 1847-1850\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXV: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1868-1875\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXVI: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1886\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXVII: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1886-1887\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXVIII: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1887\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXIX: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1904\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXX: Business Records of an Unidentified Hotel and Livery, 1890-1892\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXXI: Business Records of an Unidentified Sawmill, 1886-1872\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXXII: Business Records of William F. Martin, 1853-1863\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is arranged into thirty-two series:\n\nSeries I: Business Records of A.G. Pendleton, 1861-1871\nSeries II: Business Records of the Big Stony Lumber Company, 1903-1905\nSeries III: Business Records of the Branch Bank of Old Dominion, Pearisburg, 1857-1865\nSeries IV: Business Records of Brotherton and Hale, 1867-1870\nSeries V: Business Records of Buchanan and Powell, 1902-1912\nSeries VI: Business Records of Cunningham and Hoge, 1848-1854\nSeries VII: Business Records of the Eggleston Springs Company, 1901-1904\nSeries VIII: Business Records of F.E. Dunklee and Company, 1893-1894\nSeries IX: Business Records of F.N. Priddy and Company, 1882-1883\nSeries X: Business Records of Guy D. French, 1850-1865\nSeries XI: Business Records of Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development Company, 1891-1893\nSeries XII: Business Records of John and C.M. Anderson, 1856-1866\nSeries XIII: Business Records of John Anderson and Company, 1867-1870\nSeries XIV: Business Records of L. Woolwine General Store, 1870-1871\nSeries XV: Business Records of the Mountain Lake Hotel and Livery, 1892-1895 \nSeries XVI: Business Records of P.L. Williams and Company, 1906-1908\nSeries XVII: Business Records of Porterfield, Huffman, and Company, 1896\nSeries XVIII: Business Records of Ralph M. Stafford and Company, 1861-1874\nSeries XIX: Business Records of Thomas and Robert H. Brotherton, 1857-1862\nSeries XX: Business Records of an Unidentified Bank, 1853-1864\nSeries XXI: Business Records of an Unidentified Blacksmith, 1836-1838\nSeries XXII: Business Records of an Unidentified Blacksmith Shop, 1869\nSeries XXIII: Business records of an Unidentified Blacksmith Shop, 1870-1871\nSeries XXIV: Business Records of an Unidentified Business, 1847-1850\nSeries XXV: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1868-1875\nSeries XXVI: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1886\nSeries XXVII: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1886-1887\nSeries XXVIII: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1887\nSeries XXIX: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1904\nSeries XXX: Business Records of an Unidentified Hotel and Livery, 1890-1892\nSeries XXXI: Business Records of an Unidentified Sawmill, 1886-1872\nSeries XXXII: Business Records of William F. Martin, 1853-1863"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eContext for Record Type:\u003c/emph\u003e Business Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debut suits, and contract disputes.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLocality History:\u003c/emph\u003eGiles County was named for William Branch Giles, United States senator from Virginia in 1806 when the county was created from Montgomery, Monroe (now in West Virginia), and Tazewell Counties. Several subsequent additions were made from Wythe (1808), Monroe in 1829 and Mercer in 1841 (both now in West Virginia), Craig (1880), and Tazewell (1826 and 1836) counties. The county seat is Pearisburg.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Context for Record Type: Business Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debut suits, and contract disputes.","Locality History:Giles County was named for William Branch Giles, United States senator from Virginia in 1806 when the county was created from Montgomery, Monroe (now in West Virginia), and Tazewell Counties. Several subsequent additions were made from Wythe (1808), Monroe in 1829 and Mercer in 1841 (both now in West Virginia), Craig (1880), and Tazewell (1826 and 1836) counties. The county seat is Pearisburg."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGiles County (Va.) Business Records, 1836-1912. [include volume title]. Local government records collection, Giles County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"prefercite_tesim":["Giles County (Va.) Business Records, 1836-1912. [include volume title]. Local government records collection, Giles County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePrior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThese records were processed by Greg Crawford and Bari Helms between 2000 and 2010. Efforts have been taken to identify chancery causes related to these business records as some of these records were used as evidence in court proceedings. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEncoded by J. Taylor: July 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Prior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.","These records were processed by Greg Crawford and Bari Helms between 2000 and 2010. Efforts have been taken to identify chancery causes related to these business records as some of these records were used as evidence in court proceedings.","Encoded by J. Taylor: July 2024."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAdditional Giles County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/results_all.asp?CountyID=VA159\"\u003e\"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"\u003c/extref\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSee also: \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi02913.xml\"\u003eGiles County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1807-1936.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Additional Giles County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","See also: Giles County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1807-1936."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGiles County (Va.) Business Records, 1836-1912 is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Giles County (Va.). Represented records consist of bound volumes of ledgers, account books, journals, cashbooks, letter books, and daybooks.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003e The business records of A.G. Pendleton consists of two ledgers and an account book. The volumes recorded the accounts of individual customers and include the type of goods sold by the business, as well as payment information. The goods sold included corn, wood, boots, dry goods, coats, pocket knives, butter, eggs, meat, cheese, potatos, and cloth. Payments were made via cash, credit, barter (hats, shoes, cotton, and beef) and labor (working in the field, making and mending shoes, and shaving sheep).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content: \u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the Big Stony Lumber Company consist of a cashbook and a ledger. The cashbook recorded cash received from sales and rents as well as cash paid for merchandise, expenses, payroll etc. The ledger recorded customer accounts.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eThe Branch Bank of Old Dominion conducted business in the town of Pearisburg in Giles County, Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the Branch Bank of Old Dominion, Pearisburg consists of statement books, ledgers, check books, offering books, and letter books.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe statement books record the bank's controlling accounts on a weekly basis from 1857 to 1865. Entries list the name of the account and the amount and amount paid. Accounts include property account, cash account, cost of suits, capital stock, expense account, money due to other banks, profit and loss, and numerous others.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003eThe letter books record the bank's correspondence with account holders, cashiers, and other banks. Information found in letter books relate to the financial activities of the bank including withdrawals, deposits, payments, receipts, and collections. There are also references in some of the correspondence to repeal of a redemption law in Virginia.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003eThe ledger recorded financial transactions chronologically on a daily basis. Information found in each entry include name of individual or account, form of payment or receipt, and amount paid or received. Information recorded in the ledger was transferred to General Ledger A, 1857-1865.\n\t\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t\t\t\t","\u003cp\u003eThe ledger was used to keep track of amounts received from and paid to multiple volumes such as scratch ledgers, check books, blotters, offering books, and journals. It recorded the bank's controlling accounts including cash account, individual deposit account, discount and interest account, bills and notes, capital stock, state securities, Confederate States stocks account, expense account, and others. Transactions listed in each account are listed chronologically. Information found in each transaction include date of transaction, amount paid to volume and amount received from volume. Accounts entries that say \"to scratch\" or \"by scratch\" taken from Scratch Ledger, 1860-1865.\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t","\u003cp\u003eThe ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists financial transactions in chronological order. Entries include page numbers that correlate to a missing journal or ledger.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t","\u003cp\u003eThe check book recorded financial transactions chronologically on a daily basis. Information found in each entry include name of individual or account, payments received or made by checks or notes, and name of individual to whom check was made or number of note. Information found in check book transferred to General Ledger A, 1857-1865.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t\t","\u003cp\u003eThe offering book recorded notes offered to the bank for discount. Information found in entries include name of customer, date of transaction, names of endorsers, and amount of transaction.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t\t","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of Brotherton and Hale consists of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purhased or services rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include collars, nails, and links. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, welding, sharpening tools, mending axles and springs, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, labor, or barter (wheat, iron, and corn).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eBrotherton and Hale was a blacksmith shop which performed business in the mid-nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information: \u003c/emph\u003eThe firm of Buchanan and Powell operated in Pearisburg, Va., selling a variety of items including ready-made clothing, textiles, household items, groceries, and books. W. H. Buchanan and W. R. Powell were partners in the business.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eBuchanan and Powell business records, consists of three volumes: Ledger 1(1905-1912), Ledger 2 (1902-1909), and Ledger 3 (1907-1912). The volumes recorded the accounts of individual customers. Entries are organized in chronological order under each customer's name. Information found in each entry includes date, goods purchased or method of payment, quantity of goods purchased, and amounts owed or paid. Merchandise sold included tobacco, clothing, shoes, books, and cloth.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of Cunningham and Hoge consist of two daybooks and a ledger. The daybooks recorded transactions as they occurred on an almost daily basis; entries correspond with account customer account information found in the ledger. Merchandise sold by the store included dry-goods, clothing, knives, tobacco, spoons, mirrors, butter, cheese, and various spices. The daybook from 1848 contains the names of enslaved people who bought goods on behalf of their enslavers'. \n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eCunningham and Hoge was a general store that conducted business during the mid-nineteenth century in the town of Giles Court House, Virginia. John M. Cunningham and George Davies Hoge were partners in the general store.\u003c/p\u003e \n\t","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of Cunningham, Hoge, and Vass consist of a daybook and a ledger.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003e William B. Vass was a bank clerk who joined the partnership of Cunningham and Hoge in 1851. The general store continued business under the name Cunningham, Hoge, and Vass until 1854 when the business likely closed upon Hoge's death.\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003eThe ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each entry includes the page number found in corresponding Daybook A where the customer's specific transactions can be found. Each account lists transactions by daybook order and the amount owed and paid. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe daybook transactions as they occurred on an almost daily basis. Beside each entry is the page number of the customer's individual account found in corresponding Ledger A. Information found in each entry includes name of customer, item purchased or form of payment, quantity and price of item, and the amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold include dry-goods, soda, rice, cologne, nails, bowls, eggs, coffee, and spices. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter including sheep skins, butter, fish, oats, and butter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the Eggleston Springs Company consist of a ledger. The volume recorded he individual accounts of customers. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, quantity of items purchased or amount for services rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include candy, furniture, beds, shoe polish, dry goods, clothing, soda, baking powder, and watches. Services rendered include transportation, board, laundry, food, drink, and board and care of horses. Payments made by labor, credit, cash, check, and barter, such as chickens, eggs, and corn. Volume also contains a few loose records related to company's accounts.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003e The Eggleston Springs Company was a hotel, livery, and general store located in the town of Eggleston which conducted business in the early twentieth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eF.E. Dunklee and Company was a hotel and livery business which conducted business in the town of Narrows in the late nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of F.E. Dunklee and Company consists of a ledger. The ledger recorded transactions between the hotel and customers. Entries for transactions in 1893 were entered beneath accounts of individual customers. Entries for the following year were recorded in chronological order. Services rendered by the hotel include boarding, hiring horses, laundry, meals, and rent of horses and buggies. The hotel also sold cigars, matches, photos, stamps, beverages and fares.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eF.N. Priddy and Company was a store which conducted business in the late nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of F.N. Priddy and Company consists of a daybook. It recorded the daily transactions of the store; the store's merchandise included candy, dry goods, soap, coffee, sugar, nails, and animal skins.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eGuy Dingess French was a businessman who owned and operated multiple businesses in Giles County in the nineteenth century.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of Guy D. French consist of records relating to his various businesses which included a general store, a boarding house, a livery, and a mill. The records are comprised of ledgers and an account book.\u003c/p\u003e \n","\u003cp\u003eThe business records of Guy D. French consist of a general ledger related to French's various businesses. It recorded transactions related to individual customers and listed the goods sold or services rendered, the page number of the journal or daybook the information was originally entered, and payment information. Merchandise sold included bacon, knives, hats, coffee, sugar, and clothing. Services rendered include the keeping and boarding of horses, as well as boarding customers. \n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003eThe business records of Guy D. French and Sons consists of records related to the general store, called Guy D. French and Sons, located in Giles County. It is comprised of a ledger which recorded the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each entry included the type of merchandise sold, the page number of the daybook or journal the information was originally located in, and payment information. Merchandise included coffee, clothing, leather, paper, tools, cups, eggs, and vinegar.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003eThe business records of Guy D. French's mill consist of an account book. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers and included information such as goods purchased or services rendered as well as payment information. \n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development consists of a journal. The journal recorded the proceedings of the meetings of the company's stockholders and board of directors. Information found in the journal includes the organization of the company, election of officers, company by-laws, lists of stockholders and amount of shares each held, the company's financial statements, and discussions and decisions related to business activities of the company. One entry refers to a chancery case involving a portion of the stockholders and the company. Loose records found in the volume include financial statements and printed copies of the company president's report delivered in April 1893.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eThe Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development Company was a mining corporation which was located in Narrows, Virginia and did business during the late nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of John and C.M. Anderson consist of two daybooks and a ledger.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eJohn and C.M. Anderson was a general store located in the town of Pearisburg.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe two daybooks record in chronological order the store's transactions from December 1858-January 1861. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, name of customer, merchandise purchased, quantity purchased, and amount owed and amount paid. Merchandise sold include clothing, shoes, calf skin, knives, combs, nails, molasses, and dry goods.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Ledger does not list items purchased, rather it uses the general term \"merchandise.\" Payments were made by cash, credit, and barter such as bacon and shingles. Page numbers found in entries correspond with page numbers found in entries in another journal that is missing.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of John Anderson and Company consists of a ledger. The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, page number of corresponding ledger (missing), style of transaction, merchandise purchased, quantity of item purchased, price of item, form of payment, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes dry goods, shoes, spelling books, farm equipment, calf skin, lemons, and oysters. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (chickens, pork, butter, and wheat).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eJohn Anderson and Company was a general store which conducted business in Giles County during the mid-nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of L. Woolwine General Store consist of a day book. It recorded  customer transactions in chronological order on a daily basis from October 1870 to January 1871. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, name of customer, name and quantity of goods purchased, form of payment, and amount owed or amount paid. Items sold include school books, sugar, dry goods, clothing, razors, spices, and soda. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (butter, fowls, apples, and pork).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eL. Woolwine operated a general store at Giles Court House in the mid-nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e \n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the Mountain Lake Hotel and Livery consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the individual accounts of customers for 1892. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, quantity of items purchased or amount for service rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include cigars, cigarettes, and stamps. Services rendered include transportation, board, laundry, food, drink, and board of horses and dogs. The ledger also includes transactions related to a general store perhaps affiliated with the hotel for the year 1895. It records the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, items purchased or form of payment, quantity of items purchased, total amount owed or paid. Items sold include bacon, flour, tobacco, peaches, coffee, tomatoes, nails, axes, hammers, shoes, and fish. Payments made by labor, credit, cash, and barter such as vegetables, leather, hay, and beef.  \n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003e P.L. Williams and Company was a department store located in the town of Pearisburg which conducted business in the early twentieth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003e The business records of P.L. Williams and Company consists of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, price of each item, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold include dry goods, notions, clothing, shoes, groceries, hardware, and tobacco. Payments made by cash, check, credit, and barter (berries, chickens, butter, bacon, and cherries).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003ePorterfield, Huffman, and Company was a general store located in the town of Mountain Lake which conducted business in the late nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of Porterfield, Huffman, and Company consists of a journal. The volume served as a daybook recording the store's transactions on a daily basis from June-October 1896. Each entry includes page number of corresponding ledger, the name of customer or controlling account, style of transaction, amount debited and amount credited. Most transactions contain the generic phrase \"to merchandise\". Merchandise sold includes berries, flour, beef, chickens, soap, and peaches. The volume contains loose papers related to the company's accounts.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eRalph M. Stafford owned a mercantile business at in Giles County, Virginia. He was also a partner in eight additional mercantile businesses located in Giles and Bland counties in Virginia and Mercer and Monroe counties in West Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eRalph M. Stafford and Company Business Records consists of a ledger which recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists in chronological order transactions between the customer and the store. Transaction entries include the following information: date of transaction, goods purchased or method of payment, quantity of goods purchased, amount owed or amount paid. Merchandise sold include soda, food, matches, cookware, dry goods, shoes, cheese, spices, ink, and soap. Payments made by cash, credit, barter (eggs, butter, cheese, and seeds) and labor.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSee also:\u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=071-1870-002\"\u003e Giles County Chancery Cause, 1870-002: James Stafford vs. Admr. of Ralph M. Stafford etc.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of Thomas and Robert H. Brotherton consist of a daybook and a ledger.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eThomas and R. H. Brotherton was a blacksmith and wheelwright shop that conducted business during the mid-nineteenth century in the town of Pearisburg, Virginia. Thomas W. Brotherton and Robert H. Brotherton were partners in the business. Thomas was the blacksmith and Robert was the wheelwright.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of an unknown bank in Pearisburg, perhaps the Branch Bank of Old Dominion at Pearisburg, consist of a ledger. It recorded the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists financial transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes the daybook volume in which the transaction was originally listed, page number of daybook, and amount paid or received. The purpose of the transactions is unknown. The daybooks related to ledger were not found.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReports having to do with financial transactions the bank had with the treasury of the Confederate States of America were included at the end of ledger. One report is a copy of a depository report listing deposits made with the CSA treasury dated 1864. It lists in chronological order the name of depositor, date of deposit, and amount deposited. A second report has to with the exchange of old Confederate Treasury notes for new ones. It lists in chronological order the date of exchange, name of party, number of notes, denomination of notes, date old notes were issued, and total amount of notes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop consists of an account book which  recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes the date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purchased or services rendered, and amount owed or paid.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop consist of an account book. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include nails, screws, and spikes. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, sharpening tools, mending axles, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, labor, or barter (wheat, iron, and corn). Volume is in poor condition due to water damage.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop, perhaps Brotherton and Hale, consists of a journal. It recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purchased or services rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include boots, screws, and bolts. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, welding, sharpening tools, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, or barter (potatoes, oats, and corn).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of an unidentified business consists of a ledger. It recorded the individual accounts of customers. Each account records in chronological order the customer's debts and payments. The ledger includes miscellaneous information at the end of the volume. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger and a daybook.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe daybook recorded customer transactions in chronological order on an almost daily basis from December 1868 to December 1869 and then more sporadically from January 1870 to August 1875. Information found in each entry includes name of customer or store controlling account, name and quantity of goods purchased, form of payment, and amount owed. Items sold include shears, pitchers, dry goods, clothing, knives, food, and nails. Each entry includes the page number of the customer's individual account found in corresponding ledger.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003eThe ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers and the general store's controlling accounts. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Ledger does not list items purchased, rather it uses the general term \"merchandise.\" Each entry includes the page number found in corresponding daybook where the customer's specific transactions can be found. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter. The general store's controlling accounts include bills receivable, cash account, expense account, and bills negotiable.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes nails, lamp chimneys, boots, clothing, ax handles, soap, tin buckets, dry goods, and spices. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (berries, corn, feathers, hog, and wild turkey).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The ledger recorded  the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes dry goods, shoes, flour, scissors, hats, cigars, and bacon. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (salt, hog, butter, wheat, and chicken).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes saw files, paper, brooms, clothing, chalk, soda, crackers, dry goods, and slippers. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter (cheese, butter, evergreen seeds, eggs, and hogs).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers from May to August 1904. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), price of each item, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes slippers, starch, butter, shoes, soap, peanuts, and fruit. Payments made primarily by cash. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified hotel and livery consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the individual accounts of customers and the hotel's controlling accounts. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include stamps, and travel fares. Services rendered include horse rentals, board, laundry, meals, and board and care of horses. Payments made by cash and check. Volume also records an inventory of the hotel's assets for October 1892.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified sawmill consist of a ledger. It recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction, services rendered or items purchased, amount of service rendered or quantity of item purchased, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Services rendered include sawing lumber and hauling logs. The mill mainly sold lumber. Payments made by labor and cash.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eWilliam F. Martin was a physician who lived and conducted business in the town of Princeton, in present-day Mercer County, West Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e \n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of William F. Martin consist of a ledger. The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists in chronological order the date of transaction, medical service rendered, style of payment, and amount owed and paid. Services rendered include visits to patients, including enslaved people; medication; and consultation. Entries contain detailed accounts of services rendered which include extracting teeth, bleeding, and writing prescriptions (opium, quinine, ointments) for various ailments. Payments to Dr. Martin were made with cash, credit, and barter (oats, mutton, sugar, coffee).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe volume also recorded additional information concerning William F. Martin unrelated to his medical career. The information includes the hiring out of the people Martin enslaved, particularly a man named Jim; the renting out of his home to boarders; and accounts related to the purchase and sale of farm goods.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Giles County (Va.) Business Records, 1836-1912 is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Giles County (Va.). Represented records consist of bound volumes of ledgers, account books, journals, cashbooks, letter books, and daybooks.","Scope and Content: The business records of A.G. Pendleton consists of two ledgers and an account book. The volumes recorded the accounts of individual customers and include the type of goods sold by the business, as well as payment information. The goods sold included corn, wood, boots, dry goods, coats, pocket knives, butter, eggs, meat, cheese, potatos, and cloth. Payments were made via cash, credit, barter (hats, shoes, cotton, and beef) and labor (working in the field, making and mending shoes, and shaving sheep).","Scope and Content: The business records of the Big Stony Lumber Company consist of a cashbook and a ledger. The cashbook recorded cash received from sales and rents as well as cash paid for merchandise, expenses, payroll etc. The ledger recorded customer accounts.","Historical Information:The Branch Bank of Old Dominion conducted business in the town of Pearisburg in Giles County, Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of the Branch Bank of Old Dominion, Pearisburg consists of statement books, ledgers, check books, offering books, and letter books.","The statement books record the bank's controlling accounts on a weekly basis from 1857 to 1865. Entries list the name of the account and the amount and amount paid. Accounts include property account, cash account, cost of suits, capital stock, expense account, money due to other banks, profit and loss, and numerous others.","The letter books record the bank's correspondence with account holders, cashiers, and other banks. Information found in letter books relate to the financial activities of the bank including withdrawals, deposits, payments, receipts, and collections. There are also references in some of the correspondence to repeal of a redemption law in Virginia.","The ledger recorded financial transactions chronologically on a daily basis. Information found in each entry include name of individual or account, form of payment or receipt, and amount paid or received. Information recorded in the ledger was transferred to General Ledger A, 1857-1865.","The ledger was used to keep track of amounts received from and paid to multiple volumes such as scratch ledgers, check books, blotters, offering books, and journals. It recorded the bank's controlling accounts including cash account, individual deposit account, discount and interest account, bills and notes, capital stock, state securities, Confederate States stocks account, expense account, and others. Transactions listed in each account are listed chronologically. Information found in each transaction include date of transaction, amount paid to volume and amount received from volume. Accounts entries that say \"to scratch\" or \"by scratch\" taken from Scratch Ledger, 1860-1865.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists financial transactions in chronological order. Entries include page numbers that correlate to a missing journal or ledger.","The check book recorded financial transactions chronologically on a daily basis. Information found in each entry include name of individual or account, payments received or made by checks or notes, and name of individual to whom check was made or number of note. Information found in check book transferred to General Ledger A, 1857-1865.","The offering book recorded notes offered to the bank for discount. Information found in entries include name of customer, date of transaction, names of endorsers, and amount of transaction.","Scope and Content:The business records of Brotherton and Hale consists of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purhased or services rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include collars, nails, and links. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, welding, sharpening tools, mending axles and springs, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, labor, or barter (wheat, iron, and corn).","Historical Information:Brotherton and Hale was a blacksmith shop which performed business in the mid-nineteenth century.","Historical Information: The firm of Buchanan and Powell operated in Pearisburg, Va., selling a variety of items including ready-made clothing, textiles, household items, groceries, and books. W. H. Buchanan and W. R. Powell were partners in the business.","Scope and Content:Buchanan and Powell business records, consists of three volumes: Ledger 1(1905-1912), Ledger 2 (1902-1909), and Ledger 3 (1907-1912). The volumes recorded the accounts of individual customers. Entries are organized in chronological order under each customer's name. Information found in each entry includes date, goods purchased or method of payment, quantity of goods purchased, and amounts owed or paid. Merchandise sold included tobacco, clothing, shoes, books, and cloth.","Scope and Content:The business records of Cunningham and Hoge consist of two daybooks and a ledger. The daybooks recorded transactions as they occurred on an almost daily basis; entries correspond with account customer account information found in the ledger. Merchandise sold by the store included dry-goods, clothing, knives, tobacco, spoons, mirrors, butter, cheese, and various spices. The daybook from 1848 contains the names of enslaved people who bought goods on behalf of their enslavers'.","Historical Information:Cunningham and Hoge was a general store that conducted business during the mid-nineteenth century in the town of Giles Court House, Virginia. John M. Cunningham and George Davies Hoge were partners in the general store.","Scope and Content:The business records of Cunningham, Hoge, and Vass consist of a daybook and a ledger.","Historical Information: William B. Vass was a bank clerk who joined the partnership of Cunningham and Hoge in 1851. The general store continued business under the name Cunningham, Hoge, and Vass until 1854 when the business likely closed upon Hoge's death.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each entry includes the page number found in corresponding Daybook A where the customer's specific transactions can be found. Each account lists transactions by daybook order and the amount owed and paid.","The daybook transactions as they occurred on an almost daily basis. Beside each entry is the page number of the customer's individual account found in corresponding Ledger A. Information found in each entry includes name of customer, item purchased or form of payment, quantity and price of item, and the amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold include dry-goods, soda, rice, cologne, nails, bowls, eggs, coffee, and spices. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter including sheep skins, butter, fish, oats, and butter.","Scope and Content:The business records of the Eggleston Springs Company consist of a ledger. The volume recorded he individual accounts of customers. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, quantity of items purchased or amount for services rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include candy, furniture, beds, shoe polish, dry goods, clothing, soda, baking powder, and watches. Services rendered include transportation, board, laundry, food, drink, and board and care of horses. Payments made by labor, credit, cash, check, and barter, such as chickens, eggs, and corn. Volume also contains a few loose records related to company's accounts.","Historical Information: The Eggleston Springs Company was a hotel, livery, and general store located in the town of Eggleston which conducted business in the early twentieth century.","Historical Information:F.E. Dunklee and Company was a hotel and livery business which conducted business in the town of Narrows in the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of F.E. Dunklee and Company consists of a ledger. The ledger recorded transactions between the hotel and customers. Entries for transactions in 1893 were entered beneath accounts of individual customers. Entries for the following year were recorded in chronological order. Services rendered by the hotel include boarding, hiring horses, laundry, meals, and rent of horses and buggies. The hotel also sold cigars, matches, photos, stamps, beverages and fares.","Historical Information:F.N. Priddy and Company was a store which conducted business in the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of F.N. Priddy and Company consists of a daybook. It recorded the daily transactions of the store; the store's merchandise included candy, dry goods, soap, coffee, sugar, nails, and animal skins.","Historical Information:Guy Dingess French was a businessman who owned and operated multiple businesses in Giles County in the nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of Guy D. French consist of records relating to his various businesses which included a general store, a boarding house, a livery, and a mill. The records are comprised of ledgers and an account book.","The business records of Guy D. French consist of a general ledger related to French's various businesses. It recorded transactions related to individual customers and listed the goods sold or services rendered, the page number of the journal or daybook the information was originally entered, and payment information. Merchandise sold included bacon, knives, hats, coffee, sugar, and clothing. Services rendered include the keeping and boarding of horses, as well as boarding customers.","The business records of Guy D. French and Sons consists of records related to the general store, called Guy D. French and Sons, located in Giles County. It is comprised of a ledger which recorded the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each entry included the type of merchandise sold, the page number of the daybook or journal the information was originally located in, and payment information. Merchandise included coffee, clothing, leather, paper, tools, cups, eggs, and vinegar.","The business records of Guy D. French's mill consist of an account book. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers and included information such as goods purchased or services rendered as well as payment information.","Scope and Content:The business records of Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development consists of a journal. The journal recorded the proceedings of the meetings of the company's stockholders and board of directors. Information found in the journal includes the organization of the company, election of officers, company by-laws, lists of stockholders and amount of shares each held, the company's financial statements, and discussions and decisions related to business activities of the company. One entry refers to a chancery case involving a portion of the stockholders and the company. Loose records found in the volume include financial statements and printed copies of the company president's report delivered in April 1893.","Historical Information:The Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development Company was a mining corporation which was located in Narrows, Virginia and did business during the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of John and C.M. Anderson consist of two daybooks and a ledger.","Historical Information:John and C.M. Anderson was a general store located in the town of Pearisburg.","The two daybooks record in chronological order the store's transactions from December 1858-January 1861. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, name of customer, merchandise purchased, quantity purchased, and amount owed and amount paid. Merchandise sold include clothing, shoes, calf skin, knives, combs, nails, molasses, and dry goods.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Ledger does not list items purchased, rather it uses the general term \"merchandise.\" Payments were made by cash, credit, and barter such as bacon and shingles. Page numbers found in entries correspond with page numbers found in entries in another journal that is missing.","Scope and Content:The business records of John Anderson and Company consists of a ledger. The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, page number of corresponding ledger (missing), style of transaction, merchandise purchased, quantity of item purchased, price of item, form of payment, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes dry goods, shoes, spelling books, farm equipment, calf skin, lemons, and oysters. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (chickens, pork, butter, and wheat).","Historical Information:John Anderson and Company was a general store which conducted business in Giles County during the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of L. Woolwine General Store consist of a day book. It recorded  customer transactions in chronological order on a daily basis from October 1870 to January 1871. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, name of customer, name and quantity of goods purchased, form of payment, and amount owed or amount paid. Items sold include school books, sugar, dry goods, clothing, razors, spices, and soda. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (butter, fowls, apples, and pork).","Historical Information:L. Woolwine operated a general store at Giles Court House in the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of the Mountain Lake Hotel and Livery consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the individual accounts of customers for 1892. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, quantity of items purchased or amount for service rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include cigars, cigarettes, and stamps. Services rendered include transportation, board, laundry, food, drink, and board of horses and dogs. The ledger also includes transactions related to a general store perhaps affiliated with the hotel for the year 1895. It records the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, items purchased or form of payment, quantity of items purchased, total amount owed or paid. Items sold include bacon, flour, tobacco, peaches, coffee, tomatoes, nails, axes, hammers, shoes, and fish. Payments made by labor, credit, cash, and barter such as vegetables, leather, hay, and beef.","Historical Information: P.L. Williams and Company was a department store located in the town of Pearisburg which conducted business in the early twentieth century.","Scope and Content: The business records of P.L. Williams and Company consists of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, price of each item, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold include dry goods, notions, clothing, shoes, groceries, hardware, and tobacco. Payments made by cash, check, credit, and barter (berries, chickens, butter, bacon, and cherries).","Historical Information:Porterfield, Huffman, and Company was a general store located in the town of Mountain Lake which conducted business in the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of Porterfield, Huffman, and Company consists of a journal. The volume served as a daybook recording the store's transactions on a daily basis from June-October 1896. Each entry includes page number of corresponding ledger, the name of customer or controlling account, style of transaction, amount debited and amount credited. Most transactions contain the generic phrase \"to merchandise\". Merchandise sold includes berries, flour, beef, chickens, soap, and peaches. The volume contains loose papers related to the company's accounts.","Historical Information:Ralph M. Stafford owned a mercantile business at in Giles County, Virginia. He was also a partner in eight additional mercantile businesses located in Giles and Bland counties in Virginia and Mercer and Monroe counties in West Virginia.","Scope and Content:Ralph M. Stafford and Company Business Records consists of a ledger which recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists in chronological order transactions between the customer and the store. Transaction entries include the following information: date of transaction, goods purchased or method of payment, quantity of goods purchased, amount owed or amount paid. Merchandise sold include soda, food, matches, cookware, dry goods, shoes, cheese, spices, ink, and soap. Payments made by cash, credit, barter (eggs, butter, cheese, and seeds) and labor.","See also: Giles County Chancery Cause, 1870-002: James Stafford vs. Admr. of Ralph M. Stafford etc.","Scope and Content:The business records of Thomas and Robert H. Brotherton consist of a daybook and a ledger.","Historical Information:Thomas and R. H. Brotherton was a blacksmith and wheelwright shop that conducted business during the mid-nineteenth century in the town of Pearisburg, Virginia. Thomas W. Brotherton and Robert H. Brotherton were partners in the business. Thomas was the blacksmith and Robert was the wheelwright.","Scope and Content:The business records of an unknown bank in Pearisburg, perhaps the Branch Bank of Old Dominion at Pearisburg, consist of a ledger. It recorded the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists financial transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes the daybook volume in which the transaction was originally listed, page number of daybook, and amount paid or received. The purpose of the transactions is unknown. The daybooks related to ledger were not found.","Reports having to do with financial transactions the bank had with the treasury of the Confederate States of America were included at the end of ledger. One report is a copy of a depository report listing deposits made with the CSA treasury dated 1864. It lists in chronological order the name of depositor, date of deposit, and amount deposited. A second report has to with the exchange of old Confederate Treasury notes for new ones. It lists in chronological order the date of exchange, name of party, number of notes, denomination of notes, date old notes were issued, and total amount of notes.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop consists of an account book which  recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes the date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purchased or services rendered, and amount owed or paid.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop consist of an account book. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include nails, screws, and spikes. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, sharpening tools, mending axles, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, labor, or barter (wheat, iron, and corn). Volume is in poor condition due to water damage.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop, perhaps Brotherton and Hale, consists of a journal. It recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purchased or services rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include boots, screws, and bolts. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, welding, sharpening tools, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, or barter (potatoes, oats, and corn).","Scope and Content:The business records of an unidentified business consists of a ledger. It recorded the individual accounts of customers. Each account records in chronological order the customer's debts and payments. The ledger includes miscellaneous information at the end of the volume.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger and a daybook.","The daybook recorded customer transactions in chronological order on an almost daily basis from December 1868 to December 1869 and then more sporadically from January 1870 to August 1875. Information found in each entry includes name of customer or store controlling account, name and quantity of goods purchased, form of payment, and amount owed. Items sold include shears, pitchers, dry goods, clothing, knives, food, and nails. Each entry includes the page number of the customer's individual account found in corresponding ledger.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers and the general store's controlling accounts. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Ledger does not list items purchased, rather it uses the general term \"merchandise.\" Each entry includes the page number found in corresponding daybook where the customer's specific transactions can be found. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter. The general store's controlling accounts include bills receivable, cash account, expense account, and bills negotiable.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes nails, lamp chimneys, boots, clothing, ax handles, soap, tin buckets, dry goods, and spices. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (berries, corn, feathers, hog, and wild turkey).","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The ledger recorded  the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes dry goods, shoes, flour, scissors, hats, cigars, and bacon. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (salt, hog, butter, wheat, and chicken).","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes saw files, paper, brooms, clothing, chalk, soda, crackers, dry goods, and slippers. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter (cheese, butter, evergreen seeds, eggs, and hogs).","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers from May to August 1904. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), price of each item, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes slippers, starch, butter, shoes, soap, peanuts, and fruit. Payments made primarily by cash.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified hotel and livery consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the individual accounts of customers and the hotel's controlling accounts. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include stamps, and travel fares. Services rendered include horse rentals, board, laundry, meals, and board and care of horses. Payments made by cash and check. Volume also records an inventory of the hotel's assets for October 1892.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified sawmill consist of a ledger. It recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction, services rendered or items purchased, amount of service rendered or quantity of item purchased, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Services rendered include sawing lumber and hauling logs. The mill mainly sold lumber. Payments made by labor and cash.","Historical Information:William F. Martin was a physician who lived and conducted business in the town of Princeton, in present-day Mercer County, West Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of William F. Martin consist of a ledger. The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists in chronological order the date of transaction, medical service rendered, style of payment, and amount owed and paid. Services rendered include visits to patients, including enslaved people; medication; and consultation. Entries contain detailed accounts of services rendered which include extracting teeth, bleeding, and writing prescriptions (opium, quinine, ointments) for various ailments. Payments to Dr. Martin were made with cash, credit, and barter (oats, mutton, sugar, coffee).","The volume also recorded additional information concerning William F. Martin unrelated to his medical career. The information includes the hiring out of the people Martin enslaved, particularly a man named Jim; the renting out of his home to boarders; and accounts related to the purchase and sale of farm goods."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc label=\"Location\"\u003eLibrary of Virginia\n\u003c/physloc\u003e\n"],"physloc_tesim":["Library of Virginia"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":97,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T06:43:17.788Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vi_vi06210","ead_ssi":"vi_vi06210","_root_":"vi_vi06210","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi06210","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi06210.xml","title_ssm":["Giles County (Va.) Business Records, \n1836-1912"],"title_tesim":["Giles County (Va.) Business Records, \n1836-1912"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Giles County (Va.) Business Records, \n1836-1912"],"text":["Giles County (Va.) Business Records, \n1836-1912",".","Many of the business volumes are fragile and should not be handled, please check alternative formats for volumes that have been microfilmed. Please use microfilm if available.","Please see Giles County Microfilm index in the Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm available on the Library of Virginia website for full listing.","Branch Bank of Old Dominion Offering Book A, 1857-1865 is available as Giles County (Va.) Microfilm Reel 58.","This collection is arranged into thirty-two series:\n\nSeries I: Business Records of A.G. Pendleton, 1861-1871\nSeries II: Business Records of the Big Stony Lumber Company, 1903-1905\nSeries III: Business Records of the Branch Bank of Old Dominion, Pearisburg, 1857-1865\nSeries IV: Business Records of Brotherton and Hale, 1867-1870\nSeries V: Business Records of Buchanan and Powell, 1902-1912\nSeries VI: Business Records of Cunningham and Hoge, 1848-1854\nSeries VII: Business Records of the Eggleston Springs Company, 1901-1904\nSeries VIII: Business Records of F.E. Dunklee and Company, 1893-1894\nSeries IX: Business Records of F.N. Priddy and Company, 1882-1883\nSeries X: Business Records of Guy D. French, 1850-1865\nSeries XI: Business Records of Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development Company, 1891-1893\nSeries XII: Business Records of John and C.M. Anderson, 1856-1866\nSeries XIII: Business Records of John Anderson and Company, 1867-1870\nSeries XIV: Business Records of L. Woolwine General Store, 1870-1871\nSeries XV: Business Records of the Mountain Lake Hotel and Livery, 1892-1895 \nSeries XVI: Business Records of P.L. Williams and Company, 1906-1908\nSeries XVII: Business Records of Porterfield, Huffman, and Company, 1896\nSeries XVIII: Business Records of Ralph M. Stafford and Company, 1861-1874\nSeries XIX: Business Records of Thomas and Robert H. Brotherton, 1857-1862\nSeries XX: Business Records of an Unidentified Bank, 1853-1864\nSeries XXI: Business Records of an Unidentified Blacksmith, 1836-1838\nSeries XXII: Business Records of an Unidentified Blacksmith Shop, 1869\nSeries XXIII: Business records of an Unidentified Blacksmith Shop, 1870-1871\nSeries XXIV: Business Records of an Unidentified Business, 1847-1850\nSeries XXV: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1868-1875\nSeries XXVI: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1886\nSeries XXVII: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1886-1887\nSeries XXVIII: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1887\nSeries XXIX: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1904\nSeries XXX: Business Records of an Unidentified Hotel and Livery, 1890-1892\nSeries XXXI: Business Records of an Unidentified Sawmill, 1886-1872\nSeries XXXII: Business Records of William F. Martin, 1853-1863","Context for Record Type: Business Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debut suits, and contract disputes.","Locality History:Giles County was named for William Branch Giles, United States senator from Virginia in 1806 when the county was created from Montgomery, Monroe (now in West Virginia), and Tazewell Counties. Several subsequent additions were made from Wythe (1808), Monroe in 1829 and Mercer in 1841 (both now in West Virginia), Craig (1880), and Tazewell (1826 and 1836) counties. The county seat is Pearisburg.","Prior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.","These records were processed by Greg Crawford and Bari Helms between 2000 and 2010. Efforts have been taken to identify chancery causes related to these business records as some of these records were used as evidence in court proceedings.","Encoded by J. Taylor: July 2024.","Additional Giles County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","See also: Giles County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1807-1936.","Giles County (Va.) Business Records, 1836-1912 is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Giles County (Va.). Represented records consist of bound volumes of ledgers, account books, journals, cashbooks, letter books, and daybooks.","Scope and Content: The business records of A.G. Pendleton consists of two ledgers and an account book. The volumes recorded the accounts of individual customers and include the type of goods sold by the business, as well as payment information. The goods sold included corn, wood, boots, dry goods, coats, pocket knives, butter, eggs, meat, cheese, potatos, and cloth. Payments were made via cash, credit, barter (hats, shoes, cotton, and beef) and labor (working in the field, making and mending shoes, and shaving sheep).","Scope and Content: The business records of the Big Stony Lumber Company consist of a cashbook and a ledger. The cashbook recorded cash received from sales and rents as well as cash paid for merchandise, expenses, payroll etc. The ledger recorded customer accounts.","Historical Information:The Branch Bank of Old Dominion conducted business in the town of Pearisburg in Giles County, Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of the Branch Bank of Old Dominion, Pearisburg consists of statement books, ledgers, check books, offering books, and letter books.","The statement books record the bank's controlling accounts on a weekly basis from 1857 to 1865. Entries list the name of the account and the amount and amount paid. Accounts include property account, cash account, cost of suits, capital stock, expense account, money due to other banks, profit and loss, and numerous others.","The letter books record the bank's correspondence with account holders, cashiers, and other banks. Information found in letter books relate to the financial activities of the bank including withdrawals, deposits, payments, receipts, and collections. There are also references in some of the correspondence to repeal of a redemption law in Virginia.","The ledger recorded financial transactions chronologically on a daily basis. Information found in each entry include name of individual or account, form of payment or receipt, and amount paid or received. Information recorded in the ledger was transferred to General Ledger A, 1857-1865.","The ledger was used to keep track of amounts received from and paid to multiple volumes such as scratch ledgers, check books, blotters, offering books, and journals. It recorded the bank's controlling accounts including cash account, individual deposit account, discount and interest account, bills and notes, capital stock, state securities, Confederate States stocks account, expense account, and others. Transactions listed in each account are listed chronologically. Information found in each transaction include date of transaction, amount paid to volume and amount received from volume. Accounts entries that say \"to scratch\" or \"by scratch\" taken from Scratch Ledger, 1860-1865.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists financial transactions in chronological order. Entries include page numbers that correlate to a missing journal or ledger.","The check book recorded financial transactions chronologically on a daily basis. Information found in each entry include name of individual or account, payments received or made by checks or notes, and name of individual to whom check was made or number of note. Information found in check book transferred to General Ledger A, 1857-1865.","The offering book recorded notes offered to the bank for discount. Information found in entries include name of customer, date of transaction, names of endorsers, and amount of transaction.","Scope and Content:The business records of Brotherton and Hale consists of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purhased or services rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include collars, nails, and links. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, welding, sharpening tools, mending axles and springs, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, labor, or barter (wheat, iron, and corn).","Historical Information:Brotherton and Hale was a blacksmith shop which performed business in the mid-nineteenth century.","Historical Information: The firm of Buchanan and Powell operated in Pearisburg, Va., selling a variety of items including ready-made clothing, textiles, household items, groceries, and books. W. H. Buchanan and W. R. Powell were partners in the business.","Scope and Content:Buchanan and Powell business records, consists of three volumes: Ledger 1(1905-1912), Ledger 2 (1902-1909), and Ledger 3 (1907-1912). The volumes recorded the accounts of individual customers. Entries are organized in chronological order under each customer's name. Information found in each entry includes date, goods purchased or method of payment, quantity of goods purchased, and amounts owed or paid. Merchandise sold included tobacco, clothing, shoes, books, and cloth.","Scope and Content:The business records of Cunningham and Hoge consist of two daybooks and a ledger. The daybooks recorded transactions as they occurred on an almost daily basis; entries correspond with account customer account information found in the ledger. Merchandise sold by the store included dry-goods, clothing, knives, tobacco, spoons, mirrors, butter, cheese, and various spices. The daybook from 1848 contains the names of enslaved people who bought goods on behalf of their enslavers'.","Historical Information:Cunningham and Hoge was a general store that conducted business during the mid-nineteenth century in the town of Giles Court House, Virginia. John M. Cunningham and George Davies Hoge were partners in the general store.","Scope and Content:The business records of Cunningham, Hoge, and Vass consist of a daybook and a ledger.","Historical Information: William B. Vass was a bank clerk who joined the partnership of Cunningham and Hoge in 1851. The general store continued business under the name Cunningham, Hoge, and Vass until 1854 when the business likely closed upon Hoge's death.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each entry includes the page number found in corresponding Daybook A where the customer's specific transactions can be found. Each account lists transactions by daybook order and the amount owed and paid.","The daybook transactions as they occurred on an almost daily basis. Beside each entry is the page number of the customer's individual account found in corresponding Ledger A. Information found in each entry includes name of customer, item purchased or form of payment, quantity and price of item, and the amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold include dry-goods, soda, rice, cologne, nails, bowls, eggs, coffee, and spices. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter including sheep skins, butter, fish, oats, and butter.","Scope and Content:The business records of the Eggleston Springs Company consist of a ledger. The volume recorded he individual accounts of customers. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, quantity of items purchased or amount for services rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include candy, furniture, beds, shoe polish, dry goods, clothing, soda, baking powder, and watches. Services rendered include transportation, board, laundry, food, drink, and board and care of horses. Payments made by labor, credit, cash, check, and barter, such as chickens, eggs, and corn. Volume also contains a few loose records related to company's accounts.","Historical Information: The Eggleston Springs Company was a hotel, livery, and general store located in the town of Eggleston which conducted business in the early twentieth century.","Historical Information:F.E. Dunklee and Company was a hotel and livery business which conducted business in the town of Narrows in the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of F.E. Dunklee and Company consists of a ledger. The ledger recorded transactions between the hotel and customers. Entries for transactions in 1893 were entered beneath accounts of individual customers. Entries for the following year were recorded in chronological order. Services rendered by the hotel include boarding, hiring horses, laundry, meals, and rent of horses and buggies. The hotel also sold cigars, matches, photos, stamps, beverages and fares.","Historical Information:F.N. Priddy and Company was a store which conducted business in the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of F.N. Priddy and Company consists of a daybook. It recorded the daily transactions of the store; the store's merchandise included candy, dry goods, soap, coffee, sugar, nails, and animal skins.","Historical Information:Guy Dingess French was a businessman who owned and operated multiple businesses in Giles County in the nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of Guy D. French consist of records relating to his various businesses which included a general store, a boarding house, a livery, and a mill. The records are comprised of ledgers and an account book.","The business records of Guy D. French consist of a general ledger related to French's various businesses. It recorded transactions related to individual customers and listed the goods sold or services rendered, the page number of the journal or daybook the information was originally entered, and payment information. Merchandise sold included bacon, knives, hats, coffee, sugar, and clothing. Services rendered include the keeping and boarding of horses, as well as boarding customers.","The business records of Guy D. French and Sons consists of records related to the general store, called Guy D. French and Sons, located in Giles County. It is comprised of a ledger which recorded the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each entry included the type of merchandise sold, the page number of the daybook or journal the information was originally located in, and payment information. Merchandise included coffee, clothing, leather, paper, tools, cups, eggs, and vinegar.","The business records of Guy D. French's mill consist of an account book. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers and included information such as goods purchased or services rendered as well as payment information.","Scope and Content:The business records of Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development consists of a journal. The journal recorded the proceedings of the meetings of the company's stockholders and board of directors. Information found in the journal includes the organization of the company, election of officers, company by-laws, lists of stockholders and amount of shares each held, the company's financial statements, and discussions and decisions related to business activities of the company. One entry refers to a chancery case involving a portion of the stockholders and the company. Loose records found in the volume include financial statements and printed copies of the company president's report delivered in April 1893.","Historical Information:The Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development Company was a mining corporation which was located in Narrows, Virginia and did business during the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of John and C.M. Anderson consist of two daybooks and a ledger.","Historical Information:John and C.M. Anderson was a general store located in the town of Pearisburg.","The two daybooks record in chronological order the store's transactions from December 1858-January 1861. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, name of customer, merchandise purchased, quantity purchased, and amount owed and amount paid. Merchandise sold include clothing, shoes, calf skin, knives, combs, nails, molasses, and dry goods.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Ledger does not list items purchased, rather it uses the general term \"merchandise.\" Payments were made by cash, credit, and barter such as bacon and shingles. Page numbers found in entries correspond with page numbers found in entries in another journal that is missing.","Scope and Content:The business records of John Anderson and Company consists of a ledger. The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, page number of corresponding ledger (missing), style of transaction, merchandise purchased, quantity of item purchased, price of item, form of payment, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes dry goods, shoes, spelling books, farm equipment, calf skin, lemons, and oysters. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (chickens, pork, butter, and wheat).","Historical Information:John Anderson and Company was a general store which conducted business in Giles County during the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of L. Woolwine General Store consist of a day book. It recorded  customer transactions in chronological order on a daily basis from October 1870 to January 1871. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, name of customer, name and quantity of goods purchased, form of payment, and amount owed or amount paid. Items sold include school books, sugar, dry goods, clothing, razors, spices, and soda. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (butter, fowls, apples, and pork).","Historical Information:L. Woolwine operated a general store at Giles Court House in the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of the Mountain Lake Hotel and Livery consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the individual accounts of customers for 1892. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, quantity of items purchased or amount for service rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include cigars, cigarettes, and stamps. Services rendered include transportation, board, laundry, food, drink, and board of horses and dogs. The ledger also includes transactions related to a general store perhaps affiliated with the hotel for the year 1895. It records the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, items purchased or form of payment, quantity of items purchased, total amount owed or paid. Items sold include bacon, flour, tobacco, peaches, coffee, tomatoes, nails, axes, hammers, shoes, and fish. Payments made by labor, credit, cash, and barter such as vegetables, leather, hay, and beef.","Historical Information: P.L. Williams and Company was a department store located in the town of Pearisburg which conducted business in the early twentieth century.","Scope and Content: The business records of P.L. Williams and Company consists of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, price of each item, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold include dry goods, notions, clothing, shoes, groceries, hardware, and tobacco. Payments made by cash, check, credit, and barter (berries, chickens, butter, bacon, and cherries).","Historical Information:Porterfield, Huffman, and Company was a general store located in the town of Mountain Lake which conducted business in the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of Porterfield, Huffman, and Company consists of a journal. The volume served as a daybook recording the store's transactions on a daily basis from June-October 1896. Each entry includes page number of corresponding ledger, the name of customer or controlling account, style of transaction, amount debited and amount credited. Most transactions contain the generic phrase \"to merchandise\". Merchandise sold includes berries, flour, beef, chickens, soap, and peaches. The volume contains loose papers related to the company's accounts.","Historical Information:Ralph M. Stafford owned a mercantile business at in Giles County, Virginia. He was also a partner in eight additional mercantile businesses located in Giles and Bland counties in Virginia and Mercer and Monroe counties in West Virginia.","Scope and Content:Ralph M. Stafford and Company Business Records consists of a ledger which recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists in chronological order transactions between the customer and the store. Transaction entries include the following information: date of transaction, goods purchased or method of payment, quantity of goods purchased, amount owed or amount paid. Merchandise sold include soda, food, matches, cookware, dry goods, shoes, cheese, spices, ink, and soap. Payments made by cash, credit, barter (eggs, butter, cheese, and seeds) and labor.","See also: Giles County Chancery Cause, 1870-002: James Stafford vs. Admr. of Ralph M. Stafford etc.","Scope and Content:The business records of Thomas and Robert H. Brotherton consist of a daybook and a ledger.","Historical Information:Thomas and R. H. Brotherton was a blacksmith and wheelwright shop that conducted business during the mid-nineteenth century in the town of Pearisburg, Virginia. Thomas W. Brotherton and Robert H. Brotherton were partners in the business. Thomas was the blacksmith and Robert was the wheelwright.","Scope and Content:The business records of an unknown bank in Pearisburg, perhaps the Branch Bank of Old Dominion at Pearisburg, consist of a ledger. It recorded the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists financial transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes the daybook volume in which the transaction was originally listed, page number of daybook, and amount paid or received. The purpose of the transactions is unknown. The daybooks related to ledger were not found.","Reports having to do with financial transactions the bank had with the treasury of the Confederate States of America were included at the end of ledger. One report is a copy of a depository report listing deposits made with the CSA treasury dated 1864. It lists in chronological order the name of depositor, date of deposit, and amount deposited. A second report has to with the exchange of old Confederate Treasury notes for new ones. It lists in chronological order the date of exchange, name of party, number of notes, denomination of notes, date old notes were issued, and total amount of notes.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop consists of an account book which  recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes the date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purchased or services rendered, and amount owed or paid.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop consist of an account book. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include nails, screws, and spikes. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, sharpening tools, mending axles, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, labor, or barter (wheat, iron, and corn). Volume is in poor condition due to water damage.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop, perhaps Brotherton and Hale, consists of a journal. It recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purchased or services rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include boots, screws, and bolts. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, welding, sharpening tools, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, or barter (potatoes, oats, and corn).","Scope and Content:The business records of an unidentified business consists of a ledger. It recorded the individual accounts of customers. Each account records in chronological order the customer's debts and payments. The ledger includes miscellaneous information at the end of the volume.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger and a daybook.","The daybook recorded customer transactions in chronological order on an almost daily basis from December 1868 to December 1869 and then more sporadically from January 1870 to August 1875. Information found in each entry includes name of customer or store controlling account, name and quantity of goods purchased, form of payment, and amount owed. Items sold include shears, pitchers, dry goods, clothing, knives, food, and nails. Each entry includes the page number of the customer's individual account found in corresponding ledger.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers and the general store's controlling accounts. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Ledger does not list items purchased, rather it uses the general term \"merchandise.\" Each entry includes the page number found in corresponding daybook where the customer's specific transactions can be found. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter. The general store's controlling accounts include bills receivable, cash account, expense account, and bills negotiable.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes nails, lamp chimneys, boots, clothing, ax handles, soap, tin buckets, dry goods, and spices. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (berries, corn, feathers, hog, and wild turkey).","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The ledger recorded  the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes dry goods, shoes, flour, scissors, hats, cigars, and bacon. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (salt, hog, butter, wheat, and chicken).","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes saw files, paper, brooms, clothing, chalk, soda, crackers, dry goods, and slippers. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter (cheese, butter, evergreen seeds, eggs, and hogs).","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers from May to August 1904. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), price of each item, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes slippers, starch, butter, shoes, soap, peanuts, and fruit. Payments made primarily by cash.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified hotel and livery consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the individual accounts of customers and the hotel's controlling accounts. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include stamps, and travel fares. Services rendered include horse rentals, board, laundry, meals, and board and care of horses. Payments made by cash and check. Volume also records an inventory of the hotel's assets for October 1892.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified sawmill consist of a ledger. It recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction, services rendered or items purchased, amount of service rendered or quantity of item purchased, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Services rendered include sawing lumber and hauling logs. The mill mainly sold lumber. Payments made by labor and cash.","Historical Information:William F. Martin was a physician who lived and conducted business in the town of Princeton, in present-day Mercer County, West Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of William F. Martin consist of a ledger. The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists in chronological order the date of transaction, medical service rendered, style of payment, and amount owed and paid. Services rendered include visits to patients, including enslaved people; medication; and consultation. Entries contain detailed accounts of services rendered which include extracting teeth, bleeding, and writing prescriptions (opium, quinine, ointments) for various ailments. Payments to Dr. Martin were made with cash, credit, and barter (oats, mutton, sugar, coffee).","The volume also recorded additional information concerning William F. Martin unrelated to his medical career. The information includes the hiring out of the people Martin enslaved, particularly a man named Jim; the renting out of his home to boarders; and accounts related to the purchase and sale of farm goods.","There are no restrictions.","Library of Virginia","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Giles County (Va.) Business Records, \n1836-1912"],"collection_ssim":["Giles County (Va.) Business Records, \n1836-1912"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"creator_ssm":["Giles County (Va.) Circuit Court"],"creator_ssim":["Giles County (Va.) Circuit Court"],"acqinfo_ssim":["These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from the Giles County Circuit Court in 2010 under accession number 45263, as well as under an undated accession."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["."],"extent_ssm":["55 volumes"],"extent_tesim":["55 volumes"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMany of the business volumes are fragile and should not be handled, please check alternative formats for volumes that have been microfilmed. Please use microfilm if available.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Many of the business volumes are fragile and should not be handled, please check alternative formats for volumes that have been microfilmed. Please use microfilm if available."],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePlease see \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/results_all.asp?CountyID=VA097#BRC\"\u003eGiles County Microfilm \u003c/extref\u003eindex in the Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm available on the Library of Virginia website for full listing.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBranch Bank of Old Dominion Offering Book A, 1857-1865 is available as Giles County (Va.) Microfilm Reel 58.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Alternative Form Available"],"altformavail_tesim":["Please see Giles County Microfilm index in the Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm available on the Library of Virginia website for full listing.","Branch Bank of Old Dominion Offering Book A, 1857-1865 is available as Giles County (Va.) Microfilm Reel 58."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is arranged into thirty-two series:\n\u003clist type=\"simple\"\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries I: Business Records of A.G. Pendleton, 1861-1871\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries II: Business Records of the Big Stony Lumber Company, 1903-1905\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries III: Business Records of the Branch Bank of Old Dominion, Pearisburg, 1857-1865\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries IV: Business Records of Brotherton and Hale, 1867-1870\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries V: Business Records of Buchanan and Powell, 1902-1912\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries VI: Business Records of Cunningham and Hoge, 1848-1854\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries VII: Business Records of the Eggleston Springs Company, 1901-1904\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries VIII: Business Records of F.E. Dunklee and Company, 1893-1894\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries IX: Business Records of F.N. Priddy and Company, 1882-1883\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries X: Business Records of Guy D. French, 1850-1865\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XI: Business Records of Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development Company, 1891-1893\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XII: Business Records of John and C.M. Anderson, 1856-1866\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XIII: Business Records of John Anderson and Company, 1867-1870\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XIV: Business Records of L. Woolwine General Store, 1870-1871\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XV: Business Records of the Mountain Lake Hotel and Livery, 1892-1895 \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XVI: Business Records of P.L. Williams and Company, 1906-1908\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XVII: Business Records of Porterfield, Huffman, and Company, 1896\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XVIII: Business Records of Ralph M. Stafford and Company, 1861-1874\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XIX: Business Records of Thomas and Robert H. Brotherton, 1857-1862\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XX: Business Records of an Unidentified Bank, 1853-1864\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXI: Business Records of an Unidentified Blacksmith, 1836-1838\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXII: Business Records of an Unidentified Blacksmith Shop, 1869\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXIII: Business records of an Unidentified Blacksmith Shop, 1870-1871\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXIV: Business Records of an Unidentified Business, 1847-1850\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXV: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1868-1875\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXVI: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1886\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXVII: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1886-1887\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXVIII: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1887\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXIX: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1904\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXX: Business Records of an Unidentified Hotel and Livery, 1890-1892\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXXI: Business Records of an Unidentified Sawmill, 1886-1872\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries XXXII: Business Records of William F. Martin, 1853-1863\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is arranged into thirty-two series:\n\nSeries I: Business Records of A.G. Pendleton, 1861-1871\nSeries II: Business Records of the Big Stony Lumber Company, 1903-1905\nSeries III: Business Records of the Branch Bank of Old Dominion, Pearisburg, 1857-1865\nSeries IV: Business Records of Brotherton and Hale, 1867-1870\nSeries V: Business Records of Buchanan and Powell, 1902-1912\nSeries VI: Business Records of Cunningham and Hoge, 1848-1854\nSeries VII: Business Records of the Eggleston Springs Company, 1901-1904\nSeries VIII: Business Records of F.E. Dunklee and Company, 1893-1894\nSeries IX: Business Records of F.N. Priddy and Company, 1882-1883\nSeries X: Business Records of Guy D. French, 1850-1865\nSeries XI: Business Records of Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development Company, 1891-1893\nSeries XII: Business Records of John and C.M. Anderson, 1856-1866\nSeries XIII: Business Records of John Anderson and Company, 1867-1870\nSeries XIV: Business Records of L. Woolwine General Store, 1870-1871\nSeries XV: Business Records of the Mountain Lake Hotel and Livery, 1892-1895 \nSeries XVI: Business Records of P.L. Williams and Company, 1906-1908\nSeries XVII: Business Records of Porterfield, Huffman, and Company, 1896\nSeries XVIII: Business Records of Ralph M. Stafford and Company, 1861-1874\nSeries XIX: Business Records of Thomas and Robert H. Brotherton, 1857-1862\nSeries XX: Business Records of an Unidentified Bank, 1853-1864\nSeries XXI: Business Records of an Unidentified Blacksmith, 1836-1838\nSeries XXII: Business Records of an Unidentified Blacksmith Shop, 1869\nSeries XXIII: Business records of an Unidentified Blacksmith Shop, 1870-1871\nSeries XXIV: Business Records of an Unidentified Business, 1847-1850\nSeries XXV: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1868-1875\nSeries XXVI: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1886\nSeries XXVII: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1886-1887\nSeries XXVIII: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1887\nSeries XXIX: Business Records of an Unidentified General Store, 1904\nSeries XXX: Business Records of an Unidentified Hotel and Livery, 1890-1892\nSeries XXXI: Business Records of an Unidentified Sawmill, 1886-1872\nSeries XXXII: Business Records of William F. Martin, 1853-1863"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eContext for Record Type:\u003c/emph\u003e Business Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debut suits, and contract disputes.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eLocality History:\u003c/emph\u003eGiles County was named for William Branch Giles, United States senator from Virginia in 1806 when the county was created from Montgomery, Monroe (now in West Virginia), and Tazewell Counties. Several subsequent additions were made from Wythe (1808), Monroe in 1829 and Mercer in 1841 (both now in West Virginia), Craig (1880), and Tazewell (1826 and 1836) counties. The county seat is Pearisburg.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Context for Record Type: Business Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These business records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, business records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These business record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debut suits, and contract disputes.","Locality History:Giles County was named for William Branch Giles, United States senator from Virginia in 1806 when the county was created from Montgomery, Monroe (now in West Virginia), and Tazewell Counties. Several subsequent additions were made from Wythe (1808), Monroe in 1829 and Mercer in 1841 (both now in West Virginia), Craig (1880), and Tazewell (1826 and 1836) counties. The county seat is Pearisburg."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGiles County (Va.) Business Records, 1836-1912. [include volume title]. Local government records collection, Giles County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"prefercite_tesim":["Giles County (Va.) Business Records, 1836-1912. [include volume title]. Local government records collection, Giles County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePrior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThese records were processed by Greg Crawford and Bari Helms between 2000 and 2010. Efforts have been taken to identify chancery causes related to these business records as some of these records were used as evidence in court proceedings. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eEncoded by J. Taylor: July 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Prior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.","These records were processed by Greg Crawford and Bari Helms between 2000 and 2010. Efforts have been taken to identify chancery causes related to these business records as some of these records were used as evidence in court proceedings.","Encoded by J. Taylor: July 2024."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAdditional Giles County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/results_all.asp?CountyID=VA159\"\u003e\"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"\u003c/extref\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSee also: \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi02913.xml\"\u003eGiles County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1807-1936.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Additional Giles County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","See also: Giles County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1807-1936."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGiles County (Va.) Business Records, 1836-1912 is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Giles County (Va.). Represented records consist of bound volumes of ledgers, account books, journals, cashbooks, letter books, and daybooks.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003e The business records of A.G. Pendleton consists of two ledgers and an account book. The volumes recorded the accounts of individual customers and include the type of goods sold by the business, as well as payment information. The goods sold included corn, wood, boots, dry goods, coats, pocket knives, butter, eggs, meat, cheese, potatos, and cloth. Payments were made via cash, credit, barter (hats, shoes, cotton, and beef) and labor (working in the field, making and mending shoes, and shaving sheep).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content: \u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the Big Stony Lumber Company consist of a cashbook and a ledger. The cashbook recorded cash received from sales and rents as well as cash paid for merchandise, expenses, payroll etc. The ledger recorded customer accounts.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eThe Branch Bank of Old Dominion conducted business in the town of Pearisburg in Giles County, Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the Branch Bank of Old Dominion, Pearisburg consists of statement books, ledgers, check books, offering books, and letter books.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe statement books record the bank's controlling accounts on a weekly basis from 1857 to 1865. Entries list the name of the account and the amount and amount paid. Accounts include property account, cash account, cost of suits, capital stock, expense account, money due to other banks, profit and loss, and numerous others.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003eThe letter books record the bank's correspondence with account holders, cashiers, and other banks. Information found in letter books relate to the financial activities of the bank including withdrawals, deposits, payments, receipts, and collections. There are also references in some of the correspondence to repeal of a redemption law in Virginia.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003eThe ledger recorded financial transactions chronologically on a daily basis. Information found in each entry include name of individual or account, form of payment or receipt, and amount paid or received. Information recorded in the ledger was transferred to General Ledger A, 1857-1865.\n\t\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t\t\t\t","\u003cp\u003eThe ledger was used to keep track of amounts received from and paid to multiple volumes such as scratch ledgers, check books, blotters, offering books, and journals. It recorded the bank's controlling accounts including cash account, individual deposit account, discount and interest account, bills and notes, capital stock, state securities, Confederate States stocks account, expense account, and others. Transactions listed in each account are listed chronologically. Information found in each transaction include date of transaction, amount paid to volume and amount received from volume. Accounts entries that say \"to scratch\" or \"by scratch\" taken from Scratch Ledger, 1860-1865.\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t","\u003cp\u003eThe ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists financial transactions in chronological order. Entries include page numbers that correlate to a missing journal or ledger.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t","\u003cp\u003eThe check book recorded financial transactions chronologically on a daily basis. Information found in each entry include name of individual or account, payments received or made by checks or notes, and name of individual to whom check was made or number of note. Information found in check book transferred to General Ledger A, 1857-1865.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t\t","\u003cp\u003eThe offering book recorded notes offered to the bank for discount. Information found in entries include name of customer, date of transaction, names of endorsers, and amount of transaction.\n\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t\t","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of Brotherton and Hale consists of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purhased or services rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include collars, nails, and links. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, welding, sharpening tools, mending axles and springs, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, labor, or barter (wheat, iron, and corn).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eBrotherton and Hale was a blacksmith shop which performed business in the mid-nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information: \u003c/emph\u003eThe firm of Buchanan and Powell operated in Pearisburg, Va., selling a variety of items including ready-made clothing, textiles, household items, groceries, and books. W. H. Buchanan and W. R. Powell were partners in the business.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eBuchanan and Powell business records, consists of three volumes: Ledger 1(1905-1912), Ledger 2 (1902-1909), and Ledger 3 (1907-1912). The volumes recorded the accounts of individual customers. Entries are organized in chronological order under each customer's name. Information found in each entry includes date, goods purchased or method of payment, quantity of goods purchased, and amounts owed or paid. Merchandise sold included tobacco, clothing, shoes, books, and cloth.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of Cunningham and Hoge consist of two daybooks and a ledger. The daybooks recorded transactions as they occurred on an almost daily basis; entries correspond with account customer account information found in the ledger. Merchandise sold by the store included dry-goods, clothing, knives, tobacco, spoons, mirrors, butter, cheese, and various spices. The daybook from 1848 contains the names of enslaved people who bought goods on behalf of their enslavers'. \n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eCunningham and Hoge was a general store that conducted business during the mid-nineteenth century in the town of Giles Court House, Virginia. John M. Cunningham and George Davies Hoge were partners in the general store.\u003c/p\u003e \n\t","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of Cunningham, Hoge, and Vass consist of a daybook and a ledger.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003e William B. Vass was a bank clerk who joined the partnership of Cunningham and Hoge in 1851. The general store continued business under the name Cunningham, Hoge, and Vass until 1854 when the business likely closed upon Hoge's death.\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003eThe ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each entry includes the page number found in corresponding Daybook A where the customer's specific transactions can be found. Each account lists transactions by daybook order and the amount owed and paid. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe daybook transactions as they occurred on an almost daily basis. Beside each entry is the page number of the customer's individual account found in corresponding Ledger A. Information found in each entry includes name of customer, item purchased or form of payment, quantity and price of item, and the amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold include dry-goods, soda, rice, cologne, nails, bowls, eggs, coffee, and spices. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter including sheep skins, butter, fish, oats, and butter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the Eggleston Springs Company consist of a ledger. The volume recorded he individual accounts of customers. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, quantity of items purchased or amount for services rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include candy, furniture, beds, shoe polish, dry goods, clothing, soda, baking powder, and watches. Services rendered include transportation, board, laundry, food, drink, and board and care of horses. Payments made by labor, credit, cash, check, and barter, such as chickens, eggs, and corn. Volume also contains a few loose records related to company's accounts.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003e The Eggleston Springs Company was a hotel, livery, and general store located in the town of Eggleston which conducted business in the early twentieth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eF.E. Dunklee and Company was a hotel and livery business which conducted business in the town of Narrows in the late nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of F.E. Dunklee and Company consists of a ledger. The ledger recorded transactions between the hotel and customers. Entries for transactions in 1893 were entered beneath accounts of individual customers. Entries for the following year were recorded in chronological order. Services rendered by the hotel include boarding, hiring horses, laundry, meals, and rent of horses and buggies. The hotel also sold cigars, matches, photos, stamps, beverages and fares.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eF.N. Priddy and Company was a store which conducted business in the late nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of F.N. Priddy and Company consists of a daybook. It recorded the daily transactions of the store; the store's merchandise included candy, dry goods, soap, coffee, sugar, nails, and animal skins.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eGuy Dingess French was a businessman who owned and operated multiple businesses in Giles County in the nineteenth century.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of Guy D. French consist of records relating to his various businesses which included a general store, a boarding house, a livery, and a mill. The records are comprised of ledgers and an account book.\u003c/p\u003e \n","\u003cp\u003eThe business records of Guy D. French consist of a general ledger related to French's various businesses. It recorded transactions related to individual customers and listed the goods sold or services rendered, the page number of the journal or daybook the information was originally entered, and payment information. Merchandise sold included bacon, knives, hats, coffee, sugar, and clothing. Services rendered include the keeping and boarding of horses, as well as boarding customers. \n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003eThe business records of Guy D. French and Sons consists of records related to the general store, called Guy D. French and Sons, located in Giles County. It is comprised of a ledger which recorded the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each entry included the type of merchandise sold, the page number of the daybook or journal the information was originally located in, and payment information. Merchandise included coffee, clothing, leather, paper, tools, cups, eggs, and vinegar.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003eThe business records of Guy D. French's mill consist of an account book. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers and included information such as goods purchased or services rendered as well as payment information. \n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development consists of a journal. The journal recorded the proceedings of the meetings of the company's stockholders and board of directors. Information found in the journal includes the organization of the company, election of officers, company by-laws, lists of stockholders and amount of shares each held, the company's financial statements, and discussions and decisions related to business activities of the company. One entry refers to a chancery case involving a portion of the stockholders and the company. Loose records found in the volume include financial statements and printed copies of the company president's report delivered in April 1893.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eThe Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development Company was a mining corporation which was located in Narrows, Virginia and did business during the late nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of John and C.M. Anderson consist of two daybooks and a ledger.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eJohn and C.M. Anderson was a general store located in the town of Pearisburg.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe two daybooks record in chronological order the store's transactions from December 1858-January 1861. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, name of customer, merchandise purchased, quantity purchased, and amount owed and amount paid. Merchandise sold include clothing, shoes, calf skin, knives, combs, nails, molasses, and dry goods.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Ledger does not list items purchased, rather it uses the general term \"merchandise.\" Payments were made by cash, credit, and barter such as bacon and shingles. Page numbers found in entries correspond with page numbers found in entries in another journal that is missing.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of John Anderson and Company consists of a ledger. The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, page number of corresponding ledger (missing), style of transaction, merchandise purchased, quantity of item purchased, price of item, form of payment, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes dry goods, shoes, spelling books, farm equipment, calf skin, lemons, and oysters. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (chickens, pork, butter, and wheat).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eJohn Anderson and Company was a general store which conducted business in Giles County during the mid-nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of L. Woolwine General Store consist of a day book. It recorded  customer transactions in chronological order on a daily basis from October 1870 to January 1871. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, name of customer, name and quantity of goods purchased, form of payment, and amount owed or amount paid. Items sold include school books, sugar, dry goods, clothing, razors, spices, and soda. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (butter, fowls, apples, and pork).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eL. Woolwine operated a general store at Giles Court House in the mid-nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e \n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the Mountain Lake Hotel and Livery consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the individual accounts of customers for 1892. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, quantity of items purchased or amount for service rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include cigars, cigarettes, and stamps. Services rendered include transportation, board, laundry, food, drink, and board of horses and dogs. The ledger also includes transactions related to a general store perhaps affiliated with the hotel for the year 1895. It records the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, items purchased or form of payment, quantity of items purchased, total amount owed or paid. Items sold include bacon, flour, tobacco, peaches, coffee, tomatoes, nails, axes, hammers, shoes, and fish. Payments made by labor, credit, cash, and barter such as vegetables, leather, hay, and beef.  \n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003e P.L. Williams and Company was a department store located in the town of Pearisburg which conducted business in the early twentieth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003e The business records of P.L. Williams and Company consists of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, price of each item, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold include dry goods, notions, clothing, shoes, groceries, hardware, and tobacco. Payments made by cash, check, credit, and barter (berries, chickens, butter, bacon, and cherries).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003ePorterfield, Huffman, and Company was a general store located in the town of Mountain Lake which conducted business in the late nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of Porterfield, Huffman, and Company consists of a journal. The volume served as a daybook recording the store's transactions on a daily basis from June-October 1896. Each entry includes page number of corresponding ledger, the name of customer or controlling account, style of transaction, amount debited and amount credited. Most transactions contain the generic phrase \"to merchandise\". Merchandise sold includes berries, flour, beef, chickens, soap, and peaches. The volume contains loose papers related to the company's accounts.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eRalph M. Stafford owned a mercantile business at in Giles County, Virginia. He was also a partner in eight additional mercantile businesses located in Giles and Bland counties in Virginia and Mercer and Monroe counties in West Virginia.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eRalph M. Stafford and Company Business Records consists of a ledger which recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists in chronological order transactions between the customer and the store. Transaction entries include the following information: date of transaction, goods purchased or method of payment, quantity of goods purchased, amount owed or amount paid. Merchandise sold include soda, food, matches, cookware, dry goods, shoes, cheese, spices, ink, and soap. Payments made by cash, credit, barter (eggs, butter, cheese, and seeds) and labor.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSee also:\u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=071-1870-002\"\u003e Giles County Chancery Cause, 1870-002: James Stafford vs. Admr. of Ralph M. Stafford etc.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of Thomas and Robert H. Brotherton consist of a daybook and a ledger.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eThomas and R. H. Brotherton was a blacksmith and wheelwright shop that conducted business during the mid-nineteenth century in the town of Pearisburg, Virginia. Thomas W. Brotherton and Robert H. Brotherton were partners in the business. Thomas was the blacksmith and Robert was the wheelwright.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of an unknown bank in Pearisburg, perhaps the Branch Bank of Old Dominion at Pearisburg, consist of a ledger. It recorded the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists financial transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes the daybook volume in which the transaction was originally listed, page number of daybook, and amount paid or received. The purpose of the transactions is unknown. The daybooks related to ledger were not found.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReports having to do with financial transactions the bank had with the treasury of the Confederate States of America were included at the end of ledger. One report is a copy of a depository report listing deposits made with the CSA treasury dated 1864. It lists in chronological order the name of depositor, date of deposit, and amount deposited. A second report has to with the exchange of old Confederate Treasury notes for new ones. It lists in chronological order the date of exchange, name of party, number of notes, denomination of notes, date old notes were issued, and total amount of notes.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop consists of an account book which  recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes the date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purchased or services rendered, and amount owed or paid.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop consist of an account book. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include nails, screws, and spikes. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, sharpening tools, mending axles, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, labor, or barter (wheat, iron, and corn). Volume is in poor condition due to water damage.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop, perhaps Brotherton and Hale, consists of a journal. It recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purchased or services rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include boots, screws, and bolts. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, welding, sharpening tools, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, or barter (potatoes, oats, and corn).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of an unidentified business consists of a ledger. It recorded the individual accounts of customers. Each account records in chronological order the customer's debts and payments. The ledger includes miscellaneous information at the end of the volume. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger and a daybook.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe daybook recorded customer transactions in chronological order on an almost daily basis from December 1868 to December 1869 and then more sporadically from January 1870 to August 1875. Information found in each entry includes name of customer or store controlling account, name and quantity of goods purchased, form of payment, and amount owed. Items sold include shears, pitchers, dry goods, clothing, knives, food, and nails. Each entry includes the page number of the customer's individual account found in corresponding ledger.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003eThe ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers and the general store's controlling accounts. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Ledger does not list items purchased, rather it uses the general term \"merchandise.\" Each entry includes the page number found in corresponding daybook where the customer's specific transactions can be found. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter. The general store's controlling accounts include bills receivable, cash account, expense account, and bills negotiable.\n\t\u003c/p\u003e\n\t","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes nails, lamp chimneys, boots, clothing, ax handles, soap, tin buckets, dry goods, and spices. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (berries, corn, feathers, hog, and wild turkey).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The ledger recorded  the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes dry goods, shoes, flour, scissors, hats, cigars, and bacon. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (salt, hog, butter, wheat, and chicken).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes saw files, paper, brooms, clothing, chalk, soda, crackers, dry goods, and slippers. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter (cheese, butter, evergreen seeds, eggs, and hogs).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers from May to August 1904. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), price of each item, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes slippers, starch, butter, shoes, soap, peanuts, and fruit. Payments made primarily by cash. \n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified hotel and livery consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the individual accounts of customers and the hotel's controlling accounts. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include stamps, and travel fares. Services rendered include horse rentals, board, laundry, meals, and board and care of horses. Payments made by cash and check. Volume also records an inventory of the hotel's assets for October 1892.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of the unidentified sawmill consist of a ledger. It recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction, services rendered or items purchased, amount of service rendered or quantity of item purchased, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Services rendered include sawing lumber and hauling logs. The mill mainly sold lumber. Payments made by labor and cash.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eHistorical Information:\u003c/emph\u003eWilliam F. Martin was a physician who lived and conducted business in the town of Princeton, in present-day Mercer County, West Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.\u003c/p\u003e \n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eScope and Content:\u003c/emph\u003eThe business records of William F. Martin consist of a ledger. The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists in chronological order the date of transaction, medical service rendered, style of payment, and amount owed and paid. Services rendered include visits to patients, including enslaved people; medication; and consultation. Entries contain detailed accounts of services rendered which include extracting teeth, bleeding, and writing prescriptions (opium, quinine, ointments) for various ailments. Payments to Dr. Martin were made with cash, credit, and barter (oats, mutton, sugar, coffee).\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe volume also recorded additional information concerning William F. Martin unrelated to his medical career. The information includes the hiring out of the people Martin enslaved, particularly a man named Jim; the renting out of his home to boarders; and accounts related to the purchase and sale of farm goods.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Giles County (Va.) Business Records, 1836-1912 is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Giles County (Va.). Represented records consist of bound volumes of ledgers, account books, journals, cashbooks, letter books, and daybooks.","Scope and Content: The business records of A.G. Pendleton consists of two ledgers and an account book. The volumes recorded the accounts of individual customers and include the type of goods sold by the business, as well as payment information. The goods sold included corn, wood, boots, dry goods, coats, pocket knives, butter, eggs, meat, cheese, potatos, and cloth. Payments were made via cash, credit, barter (hats, shoes, cotton, and beef) and labor (working in the field, making and mending shoes, and shaving sheep).","Scope and Content: The business records of the Big Stony Lumber Company consist of a cashbook and a ledger. The cashbook recorded cash received from sales and rents as well as cash paid for merchandise, expenses, payroll etc. The ledger recorded customer accounts.","Historical Information:The Branch Bank of Old Dominion conducted business in the town of Pearisburg in Giles County, Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of the Branch Bank of Old Dominion, Pearisburg consists of statement books, ledgers, check books, offering books, and letter books.","The statement books record the bank's controlling accounts on a weekly basis from 1857 to 1865. Entries list the name of the account and the amount and amount paid. Accounts include property account, cash account, cost of suits, capital stock, expense account, money due to other banks, profit and loss, and numerous others.","The letter books record the bank's correspondence with account holders, cashiers, and other banks. Information found in letter books relate to the financial activities of the bank including withdrawals, deposits, payments, receipts, and collections. There are also references in some of the correspondence to repeal of a redemption law in Virginia.","The ledger recorded financial transactions chronologically on a daily basis. Information found in each entry include name of individual or account, form of payment or receipt, and amount paid or received. Information recorded in the ledger was transferred to General Ledger A, 1857-1865.","The ledger was used to keep track of amounts received from and paid to multiple volumes such as scratch ledgers, check books, blotters, offering books, and journals. It recorded the bank's controlling accounts including cash account, individual deposit account, discount and interest account, bills and notes, capital stock, state securities, Confederate States stocks account, expense account, and others. Transactions listed in each account are listed chronologically. Information found in each transaction include date of transaction, amount paid to volume and amount received from volume. Accounts entries that say \"to scratch\" or \"by scratch\" taken from Scratch Ledger, 1860-1865.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists financial transactions in chronological order. Entries include page numbers that correlate to a missing journal or ledger.","The check book recorded financial transactions chronologically on a daily basis. Information found in each entry include name of individual or account, payments received or made by checks or notes, and name of individual to whom check was made or number of note. Information found in check book transferred to General Ledger A, 1857-1865.","The offering book recorded notes offered to the bank for discount. Information found in entries include name of customer, date of transaction, names of endorsers, and amount of transaction.","Scope and Content:The business records of Brotherton and Hale consists of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purhased or services rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include collars, nails, and links. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, welding, sharpening tools, mending axles and springs, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, labor, or barter (wheat, iron, and corn).","Historical Information:Brotherton and Hale was a blacksmith shop which performed business in the mid-nineteenth century.","Historical Information: The firm of Buchanan and Powell operated in Pearisburg, Va., selling a variety of items including ready-made clothing, textiles, household items, groceries, and books. W. H. Buchanan and W. R. Powell were partners in the business.","Scope and Content:Buchanan and Powell business records, consists of three volumes: Ledger 1(1905-1912), Ledger 2 (1902-1909), and Ledger 3 (1907-1912). The volumes recorded the accounts of individual customers. Entries are organized in chronological order under each customer's name. Information found in each entry includes date, goods purchased or method of payment, quantity of goods purchased, and amounts owed or paid. Merchandise sold included tobacco, clothing, shoes, books, and cloth.","Scope and Content:The business records of Cunningham and Hoge consist of two daybooks and a ledger. The daybooks recorded transactions as they occurred on an almost daily basis; entries correspond with account customer account information found in the ledger. Merchandise sold by the store included dry-goods, clothing, knives, tobacco, spoons, mirrors, butter, cheese, and various spices. The daybook from 1848 contains the names of enslaved people who bought goods on behalf of their enslavers'.","Historical Information:Cunningham and Hoge was a general store that conducted business during the mid-nineteenth century in the town of Giles Court House, Virginia. John M. Cunningham and George Davies Hoge were partners in the general store.","Scope and Content:The business records of Cunningham, Hoge, and Vass consist of a daybook and a ledger.","Historical Information: William B. Vass was a bank clerk who joined the partnership of Cunningham and Hoge in 1851. The general store continued business under the name Cunningham, Hoge, and Vass until 1854 when the business likely closed upon Hoge's death.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each entry includes the page number found in corresponding Daybook A where the customer's specific transactions can be found. Each account lists transactions by daybook order and the amount owed and paid.","The daybook transactions as they occurred on an almost daily basis. Beside each entry is the page number of the customer's individual account found in corresponding Ledger A. Information found in each entry includes name of customer, item purchased or form of payment, quantity and price of item, and the amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold include dry-goods, soda, rice, cologne, nails, bowls, eggs, coffee, and spices. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter including sheep skins, butter, fish, oats, and butter.","Scope and Content:The business records of the Eggleston Springs Company consist of a ledger. The volume recorded he individual accounts of customers. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, quantity of items purchased or amount for services rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include candy, furniture, beds, shoe polish, dry goods, clothing, soda, baking powder, and watches. Services rendered include transportation, board, laundry, food, drink, and board and care of horses. Payments made by labor, credit, cash, check, and barter, such as chickens, eggs, and corn. Volume also contains a few loose records related to company's accounts.","Historical Information: The Eggleston Springs Company was a hotel, livery, and general store located in the town of Eggleston which conducted business in the early twentieth century.","Historical Information:F.E. Dunklee and Company was a hotel and livery business which conducted business in the town of Narrows in the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of F.E. Dunklee and Company consists of a ledger. The ledger recorded transactions between the hotel and customers. Entries for transactions in 1893 were entered beneath accounts of individual customers. Entries for the following year were recorded in chronological order. Services rendered by the hotel include boarding, hiring horses, laundry, meals, and rent of horses and buggies. The hotel also sold cigars, matches, photos, stamps, beverages and fares.","Historical Information:F.N. Priddy and Company was a store which conducted business in the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of F.N. Priddy and Company consists of a daybook. It recorded the daily transactions of the store; the store's merchandise included candy, dry goods, soap, coffee, sugar, nails, and animal skins.","Historical Information:Guy Dingess French was a businessman who owned and operated multiple businesses in Giles County in the nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of Guy D. French consist of records relating to his various businesses which included a general store, a boarding house, a livery, and a mill. The records are comprised of ledgers and an account book.","The business records of Guy D. French consist of a general ledger related to French's various businesses. It recorded transactions related to individual customers and listed the goods sold or services rendered, the page number of the journal or daybook the information was originally entered, and payment information. Merchandise sold included bacon, knives, hats, coffee, sugar, and clothing. Services rendered include the keeping and boarding of horses, as well as boarding customers.","The business records of Guy D. French and Sons consists of records related to the general store, called Guy D. French and Sons, located in Giles County. It is comprised of a ledger which recorded the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each entry included the type of merchandise sold, the page number of the daybook or journal the information was originally located in, and payment information. Merchandise included coffee, clothing, leather, paper, tools, cups, eggs, and vinegar.","The business records of Guy D. French's mill consist of an account book. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers and included information such as goods purchased or services rendered as well as payment information.","Scope and Content:The business records of Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development consists of a journal. The journal recorded the proceedings of the meetings of the company's stockholders and board of directors. Information found in the journal includes the organization of the company, election of officers, company by-laws, lists of stockholders and amount of shares each held, the company's financial statements, and discussions and decisions related to business activities of the company. One entry refers to a chancery case involving a portion of the stockholders and the company. Loose records found in the volume include financial statements and printed copies of the company president's report delivered in April 1893.","Historical Information:The Intermont Mining, Manufacture, and Development Company was a mining corporation which was located in Narrows, Virginia and did business during the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of John and C.M. Anderson consist of two daybooks and a ledger.","Historical Information:John and C.M. Anderson was a general store located in the town of Pearisburg.","The two daybooks record in chronological order the store's transactions from December 1858-January 1861. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, name of customer, merchandise purchased, quantity purchased, and amount owed and amount paid. Merchandise sold include clothing, shoes, calf skin, knives, combs, nails, molasses, and dry goods.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Ledger does not list items purchased, rather it uses the general term \"merchandise.\" Payments were made by cash, credit, and barter such as bacon and shingles. Page numbers found in entries correspond with page numbers found in entries in another journal that is missing.","Scope and Content:The business records of John Anderson and Company consists of a ledger. The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, page number of corresponding ledger (missing), style of transaction, merchandise purchased, quantity of item purchased, price of item, form of payment, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes dry goods, shoes, spelling books, farm equipment, calf skin, lemons, and oysters. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (chickens, pork, butter, and wheat).","Historical Information:John Anderson and Company was a general store which conducted business in Giles County during the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of L. Woolwine General Store consist of a day book. It recorded  customer transactions in chronological order on a daily basis from October 1870 to January 1871. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, name of customer, name and quantity of goods purchased, form of payment, and amount owed or amount paid. Items sold include school books, sugar, dry goods, clothing, razors, spices, and soda. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (butter, fowls, apples, and pork).","Historical Information:L. Woolwine operated a general store at Giles Court House in the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of the Mountain Lake Hotel and Livery consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the individual accounts of customers for 1892. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, quantity of items purchased or amount for service rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include cigars, cigarettes, and stamps. Services rendered include transportation, board, laundry, food, drink, and board of horses and dogs. The ledger also includes transactions related to a general store perhaps affiliated with the hotel for the year 1895. It records the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, items purchased or form of payment, quantity of items purchased, total amount owed or paid. Items sold include bacon, flour, tobacco, peaches, coffee, tomatoes, nails, axes, hammers, shoes, and fish. Payments made by labor, credit, cash, and barter such as vegetables, leather, hay, and beef.","Historical Information: P.L. Williams and Company was a department store located in the town of Pearisburg which conducted business in the early twentieth century.","Scope and Content: The business records of P.L. Williams and Company consists of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, price of each item, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold include dry goods, notions, clothing, shoes, groceries, hardware, and tobacco. Payments made by cash, check, credit, and barter (berries, chickens, butter, bacon, and cherries).","Historical Information:Porterfield, Huffman, and Company was a general store located in the town of Mountain Lake which conducted business in the late nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of Porterfield, Huffman, and Company consists of a journal. The volume served as a daybook recording the store's transactions on a daily basis from June-October 1896. Each entry includes page number of corresponding ledger, the name of customer or controlling account, style of transaction, amount debited and amount credited. Most transactions contain the generic phrase \"to merchandise\". Merchandise sold includes berries, flour, beef, chickens, soap, and peaches. The volume contains loose papers related to the company's accounts.","Historical Information:Ralph M. Stafford owned a mercantile business at in Giles County, Virginia. He was also a partner in eight additional mercantile businesses located in Giles and Bland counties in Virginia and Mercer and Monroe counties in West Virginia.","Scope and Content:Ralph M. Stafford and Company Business Records consists of a ledger which recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists in chronological order transactions between the customer and the store. Transaction entries include the following information: date of transaction, goods purchased or method of payment, quantity of goods purchased, amount owed or amount paid. Merchandise sold include soda, food, matches, cookware, dry goods, shoes, cheese, spices, ink, and soap. Payments made by cash, credit, barter (eggs, butter, cheese, and seeds) and labor.","See also: Giles County Chancery Cause, 1870-002: James Stafford vs. Admr. of Ralph M. Stafford etc.","Scope and Content:The business records of Thomas and Robert H. Brotherton consist of a daybook and a ledger.","Historical Information:Thomas and R. H. Brotherton was a blacksmith and wheelwright shop that conducted business during the mid-nineteenth century in the town of Pearisburg, Virginia. Thomas W. Brotherton and Robert H. Brotherton were partners in the business. Thomas was the blacksmith and Robert was the wheelwright.","Scope and Content:The business records of an unknown bank in Pearisburg, perhaps the Branch Bank of Old Dominion at Pearisburg, consist of a ledger. It recorded the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists financial transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes the daybook volume in which the transaction was originally listed, page number of daybook, and amount paid or received. The purpose of the transactions is unknown. The daybooks related to ledger were not found.","Reports having to do with financial transactions the bank had with the treasury of the Confederate States of America were included at the end of ledger. One report is a copy of a depository report listing deposits made with the CSA treasury dated 1864. It lists in chronological order the name of depositor, date of deposit, and amount deposited. A second report has to with the exchange of old Confederate Treasury notes for new ones. It lists in chronological order the date of exchange, name of party, number of notes, denomination of notes, date old notes were issued, and total amount of notes.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop consists of an account book which  recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes the date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purchased or services rendered, and amount owed or paid.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop consist of an account book. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include nails, screws, and spikes. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, sharpening tools, mending axles, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, labor, or barter (wheat, iron, and corn). Volume is in poor condition due to water damage.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified blacksmith shop, perhaps Brotherton and Hale, consists of a journal. It recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, quantity of items purchased or services rendered, amount owed or paid. Items sold include boots, screws, and bolts. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, welding, sharpening tools, and cutting screws. Payments made by cash, credit, or barter (potatoes, oats, and corn).","Scope and Content:The business records of an unidentified business consists of a ledger. It recorded the individual accounts of customers. Each account records in chronological order the customer's debts and payments. The ledger includes miscellaneous information at the end of the volume.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger and a daybook.","The daybook recorded customer transactions in chronological order on an almost daily basis from December 1868 to December 1869 and then more sporadically from January 1870 to August 1875. Information found in each entry includes name of customer or store controlling account, name and quantity of goods purchased, form of payment, and amount owed. Items sold include shears, pitchers, dry goods, clothing, knives, food, and nails. Each entry includes the page number of the customer's individual account found in corresponding ledger.","The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers and the general store's controlling accounts. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Ledger does not list items purchased, rather it uses the general term \"merchandise.\" Each entry includes the page number found in corresponding daybook where the customer's specific transactions can be found. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter. The general store's controlling accounts include bills receivable, cash account, expense account, and bills negotiable.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes nails, lamp chimneys, boots, clothing, ax handles, soap, tin buckets, dry goods, and spices. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (berries, corn, feathers, hog, and wild turkey).","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The ledger recorded  the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes dry goods, shoes, flour, scissors, hats, cigars, and bacon. Payments made by cash, credit, labor (hauling goods), and barter (salt, hog, butter, wheat, and chicken).","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), quantity of item purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes saw files, paper, brooms, clothing, chalk, soda, crackers, dry goods, and slippers. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter (cheese, butter, evergreen seeds, eggs, and hogs).","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified general store consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the accounts of individual customers from May to August 1904. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (merchandise purchased, form of payment, etc.), price of each item, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes slippers, starch, butter, shoes, soap, peanuts, and fruit. Payments made primarily by cash.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified hotel and livery consist of a ledger. The volume recorded the individual accounts of customers and the hotel's controlling accounts. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, items purchased or services rendered, and total amount owed or paid. Items purchased include stamps, and travel fares. Services rendered include horse rentals, board, laundry, meals, and board and care of horses. Payments made by cash and check. Volume also records an inventory of the hotel's assets for October 1892.","Scope and Content:The business records of the unidentified sawmill consist of a ledger. It recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction, services rendered or items purchased, amount of service rendered or quantity of item purchased, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Services rendered include sawing lumber and hauling logs. The mill mainly sold lumber. Payments made by labor and cash.","Historical Information:William F. Martin was a physician who lived and conducted business in the town of Princeton, in present-day Mercer County, West Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.","Scope and Content:The business records of William F. Martin consist of a ledger. The ledger recorded the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists in chronological order the date of transaction, medical service rendered, style of payment, and amount owed and paid. Services rendered include visits to patients, including enslaved people; medication; and consultation. Entries contain detailed accounts of services rendered which include extracting teeth, bleeding, and writing prescriptions (opium, quinine, ointments) for various ailments. Payments to Dr. Martin were made with cash, credit, and barter (oats, mutton, sugar, coffee).","The volume also recorded additional information concerning William F. Martin unrelated to his medical career. 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Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics. \u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vi_vi02913#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"vi_vi02913","ead_ssi":"vi_vi02913","_root_":"vi_vi02913","_nest_parent_":"vi_vi02913","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/lva/vi02913.xml","title_ssm":["Giles County (Va.) Chancery Causes, \n1807-1936 (bulk 1870-1910)"],"title_tesim":["Giles County (Va.) Chancery Causes, \n1807-1936 (bulk 1870-1910)"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Giles County (Va.) Chancery Causes, \n1807-1936 (bulk 1870-1910)"],"text":["Giles County (Va.) Chancery Causes, \n1807-1936 (bulk 1870-1910)","Digital images; 37.125 cubic feet (82 boxes)","Chancery Causes 1807-1936 use digital images found on the Chancery Records Index available electronically at the website of the Library of Virginia.","Chancery Causes 1913-1914 are unprocessed. Contact Archives Research Services for availability.","Organized by case, of which each is assigned a unique index number comprised of the earliest year found in case and a sequentially increasing 3-digit number assigned by the processor as cases for that year are found. Arranged chronologically.","Arrangement of documents within each folder are generally as follows: Bill, Answer, and Final Decree (if found.)","Chancery Causes 1913-1914 are unprocessed. Contact Archives Research Services for availability.","Context for Record Type: Chancery Causes are cases of equity. According to Black's Law Dictionary they are \"administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law.\" A judge, not a jury, determines the outcome of the case; however, the judge is basing the decision on findings compiled and documented by Commissioners. Chancery causes are useful when researching local history, genealogical information, and land or estate divisions. They are a valuable source of local, state, social, and legal history and serve as a primary source for understanding a locality's history. Chancery causes document the lived experiences of free and enslaved individuals; women; children; people living with physical disabilities or mental health struggles; people living in poverty; defunct institutions and corporate entities; or those that may not have otherwise left traditional written histories.","Locality History: Giles County was named for William Branch Giles, United States senator from Virginia in 1806 when the county was created from Montgomery, Monroe (now in West Virginia), and Tazewell Counties. Several subsequent additions were made from Wythe (1808), Monroe in 1829 and Mercer in 1841 (both now in West Virginia), Craig (1880), and Tazewell (1826 and 1836) counties. The county seat is Pearisburg.","Five boxes of Giles County chancery causes, which ended between 1807 and 1936, were found among Giles County judgements stored at the Library of Virginia. They were processed by C. OBrion before 2008. Additional chancery causes, the bulk of which ended between 1807 and 1914, were transferred to the library in 2010 and processed by C. Underwood and S. Bagley in 2017. Chancery Causes 1913-1914 remain unprocessed and there are currently no plans to process and index them.","Digital images of Chancery Causes 1807-1936 were generated by OCLC through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program in 2008.","Digital images of Chancery Causes 1807-1912 were generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Preservation Program in 2020.","Encoded by G. Crawford: February 2009; updated by C. Collins: January 2024.","Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Giles County Circuit Court Clerk's office.","Additional Giles County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.","See also: A Guide to the Ralph M. Stafford and Company Ledger, 1861-1874,” an exhibit in Giles County Chancery Cause 1870-002: James Stafford vs. Adms. of Ralph M. Stafford, etc.","Giles County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1807-1936, consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.","The chancery causes are primarily comprised of debt suits, the bulk of which ended between 1807 and 1912; divorces, which ended between 1857 and 1912; and estate suits, which ended between 1835 and 1912. The most frequently occurring topics include business, migration/immigration, property, women, and social conventions.","Commonly found surnames among the plaintiffs and defendants include Adair, Atkins, Bolton (also spelled Bolten), Chapman, Charlton, Davis, Echols, Epling, Farley, French, Hale, Hare, Harman, Henderson, Hoge, Huffman, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Kirk, Lucas, Martin, Meadows, Mustard, Pack, Payne, Peck, Peters, Porterfield, Price, Shumate, Smith, Snidow, Spangler, Stafford, Straley, Taylor, Toney, Vaught, Wilburn, Williams, Wingo, Woodyard, Woolwine, and Young. The Johns Mountain Iron Company was involved in 7 suits between 1874 and 1886.","These records also contain 1 folder of “Orphan Chancery” which has been processed but not indexed. These records contain parts, often single items, of chancery causes that could not be further identified as belonging to a certain case.","Garland Ellis, who was indebted to Akers \u0026 Dobyns, claimed that Akers \u0026 Dobyns, when selling him liquor, were attempting to defraud the U.S. Government of a revenue tax enacted by Congress in 1864. As such, Ellis believed he should not be required to pay the debt.","Elizabeth J. Bridges claimed that John H. Bridges, her husband, suffered from syphilis. The depositions of several physicians support her statement, as two of the physicians testified to having treated John for secondary syphilis, or syphilis in its secondary stage. According to Elizabeth and one the physicians, the children born of John and Elizabeth’s marriage were likewise afflicted with the disease and died soon after their birth.","William Wesley, \"a man of color,\" was, prior to and during the American Civil War, enslaved by David J. S. Snidow. He, along with another man named Ballard Viney, entered into an agreement with Snidow in 1873 to purchase 150 acres of land. Following Viney’s death in 1880, Wesley agreed to settle for 50 acres based on the payments made under the agreement before 1880. According to Wesley, Snidow later attempted to force Wesley to pay an additional $600 for the 50 acres under threat of vacating the agreement. Wesley initiated a chancery suit against Snidow to force performance of their agreement and to prevent his land from being taken away by Snidow.","James Farley was killed by Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad Company train cars while working on a railroad track in Giles County. T. S. Taylor, Farley’s administrator, instituted a suit in the Giles County Court seeking damages against the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad Company on behalf of Martha Farley, Farley’s widow, and her children. He petitioned the court to compromise on a payment of $150, to which the court and the company agreed.","Andrew Dinguss sought a divorce from Cora Dinguss, his wife, and accused her of abandonment. According to a deposition included in the suit, Cora was rumored to be cohabitating with a Black man following her departure.","There are no restrictions on use.","Library of Virginia","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Giles County (Va.) Chancery Causes, \n1807-1936 (bulk 1870-1910)"],"collection_ssim":["Giles County (Va.) Chancery Causes, \n1807-1936 (bulk 1870-1910)"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"repository_ssm":["Library of Virginia"],"repository_ssim":["Library of Virginia"],"creator_ssm":["Giles County (Va.) Circuit Court"],"creator_ssim":["Giles County (Va.) Circuit Court"],"acqinfo_ssim":["The bulk of the Giles County (Va.) 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Consult \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/\"\u003eA Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eSee also: \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi02285.xml\"\u003eA Guide to the Ralph M. Stafford and Company Ledger, 1861-1874,”\u003c/extref\u003e an exhibit in Giles County Chancery Cause 1870-002: James Stafford vs. Adms. of Ralph M. Stafford, etc.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Material"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Additional unindexed post-1913 records may be available at the Giles County Circuit Court Clerk's office.","Additional Giles County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.","See also: A Guide to the Ralph M. 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Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n      ","\u003cp\u003eThe chancery causes are primarily comprised of debt suits, the bulk of which ended between 1807 and 1912; divorces, which ended between 1857 and 1912; and estate suits, which ended between 1835 and 1912. 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According to Elizabeth and one the physicians, the children born of John and Elizabeth’s marriage were likewise afflicted with the disease and died soon after their birth.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Wesley, \"a man of color,\" was, prior to and during the American Civil War, enslaved by David J. S. Snidow. He, along with another man named Ballard Viney, entered into an agreement with Snidow in 1873 to purchase 150 acres of land. Following Viney’s death in 1880, Wesley agreed to settle for 50 acres based on the payments made under the agreement before 1880. According to Wesley, Snidow later attempted to force Wesley to pay an additional $600 for the 50 acres under threat of vacating the agreement. Wesley initiated a chancery suit against Snidow to force performance of their agreement and to prevent his land from being taken away by Snidow.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eJames Farley was killed by Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railroad Company train cars while working on a railroad track in Giles County. T. S. Taylor, Farley’s administrator, instituted a suit in the Giles County Court seeking damages against the Norfolk \u0026amp; Western Railroad Company on behalf of Martha Farley, Farley’s widow, and her children. He petitioned the court to compromise on a payment of $150, to which the court and the company agreed.\u003c/p\u003e\n        ","\u003cp\u003eAndrew Dinguss sought a divorce from Cora Dinguss, his wife, and accused her of abandonment. 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Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.","The chancery causes are primarily comprised of debt suits, the bulk of which ended between 1807 and 1912; divorces, which ended between 1857 and 1912; and estate suits, which ended between 1835 and 1912. The most frequently occurring topics include business, migration/immigration, property, women, and social conventions.","Commonly found surnames among the plaintiffs and defendants include Adair, Atkins, Bolton (also spelled Bolten), Chapman, Charlton, Davis, Echols, Epling, Farley, French, Hale, Hare, Harman, Henderson, Hoge, Huffman, Johnson, Johnston, Jones, Kirk, Lucas, Martin, Meadows, Mustard, Pack, Payne, Peck, Peters, Porterfield, Price, Shumate, Smith, Snidow, Spangler, Stafford, Straley, Taylor, Toney, Vaught, Wilburn, Williams, Wingo, Woodyard, Woolwine, and Young. The Johns Mountain Iron Company was involved in 7 suits between 1874 and 1886.","These records also contain 1 folder of “Orphan Chancery” which has been processed but not indexed. These records contain parts, often single items, of chancery causes that could not be further identified as belonging to a certain case.","Garland Ellis, who was indebted to Akers \u0026 Dobyns, claimed that Akers \u0026 Dobyns, when selling him liquor, were attempting to defraud the U.S. Government of a revenue tax enacted by Congress in 1864. As such, Ellis believed he should not be required to pay the debt.","Elizabeth J. Bridges claimed that John H. Bridges, her husband, suffered from syphilis. The depositions of several physicians support her statement, as two of the physicians testified to having treated John for secondary syphilis, or syphilis in its secondary stage. According to Elizabeth and one the physicians, the children born of John and Elizabeth’s marriage were likewise afflicted with the disease and died soon after their birth.","William Wesley, \"a man of color,\" was, prior to and during the American Civil War, enslaved by David J. S. Snidow. He, along with another man named Ballard Viney, entered into an agreement with Snidow in 1873 to purchase 150 acres of land. Following Viney’s death in 1880, Wesley agreed to settle for 50 acres based on the payments made under the agreement before 1880. According to Wesley, Snidow later attempted to force Wesley to pay an additional $600 for the 50 acres under threat of vacating the agreement. Wesley initiated a chancery suit against Snidow to force performance of their agreement and to prevent his land from being taken away by Snidow.","James Farley was killed by Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad Company train cars while working on a railroad track in Giles County. T. S. Taylor, Farley’s administrator, instituted a suit in the Giles County Court seeking damages against the Norfolk \u0026 Western Railroad Company on behalf of Martha Farley, Farley’s widow, and her children. He petitioned the court to compromise on a payment of $150, to which the court and the company agreed.","Andrew Dinguss sought a divorce from Cora Dinguss, his wife, and accused her of abandonment. 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Please use digital images.","This collection is arranged into the following series:","Series I: Coroners Inquisitions, 1842-1903, chronological by date coroner filed inquisition in the local court.","Chronological by date coroner filed inquisition in the local court.","Context for Record Type: \nA carry over from the British system, the separate office of coroner appeared in Virginia about 1660. The judicial duty of the office was to hold inquisitions in cases when persons met a sudden, violent, unnatural or suspicious death, or death without medical attendance. The law did not encourage the Coroner to be a medical professional until the 20th century, and only stipulated that the local court be responsible for the appointment. Although not reliant on profession, this system of affluent white men making the decisions largely ensured that only other white men served in this position for much of its history","Prior to the Civil War, the coroner would summon a jury of twelve white men, usually prominent citizens of that locality, to assist him in determining cause of death. The jury viewed the body of the deceased and heard the testimony of witnesses which did include both white and Black perspectives. This witness testimony was recorded and after seeing and hearing the evidence, and unlike other judicial proceedings, enslaved people could provide depositions in coroner's inquisitions, but still, an all-white jury delivered in writing to the coroner their conclusion concerning cause of death referred to as the inquisition. These causes of death would be determined by a white perspective and Black individuals were only consulted; they were never in a position to make decisions. After the Civil War, the process remained the same but the racial distinctions stipulating jury eligibility no longer remained. However, as appointments still continued and juror eligibility reserved for those \"entitled to vote and hold office,\" the authority and influence in the hands of white citizens remained throughout the late 19th and early 20th century.","In 1877, an act of the General Assembly changed the number of jurors to six, and by 1926, only the coroner determined cause of death but they could require physicians to assist them with determining cause of death. Then in 1946, the General Assembly abolished the Coroner's office/ office of Coroner's Physician altogether, appointed instead a Chief Medical Examiner, and by 1950 transitioned to a statewide Office of the Chief Medical Examiner which now lives within the Department of Health.","If a criminal act was determined to be the cause of death, the coroner delivered the guilty person to the sheriff and the inquests would be used as evidence in the criminal trial. In this case, coroner's inquisitions were filed with the trial papers. If there was not a trial, coroner's inquisitions were filed separately and are more likely to appear in this collection as a standalone set of documents.","Locality History: Giles  County was named for William Branch Giles, United States senator from Virginia in 1806 when the county was created from Montgomery, Monroe (now in West Virginia), and Tazewell Counties. Several subsequent additions were made from Wythe (1808), Monroe in 1829 and Mercer in 1841 (both now in West Virginia), Craig (1880), and Tazewell (1826 and 1836) Counties. The county seat is Pearisburg.","Giles County Coroners' Inquisitions were processed and indexed as two separate units. The bulk of the records were processed in 2012 for the purpose of inclusion in Virginia Untold. Therefore, at the time of processing, pre-1865 records related to enslaved and free Black and Multiracial individuals were isolated and indexed or the purposes of digitizing them for the digital project Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative. In March 2025, the remaining pre-1865 and post-1865 inquests were indexed by M. Long.","Encoded by G. Crawford, 2012; updated by M. Long, April 2025.","Records related to enslaved and free Black and Multiracial individuals of Giles County and other localities are available through Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative  on the Library of Virginia website.","Additional Giles County court records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult \"A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.\"","Materials in the Library of Virginia's collections contain historical terms, phrases, and images that are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and dehumanizing references to race, ethnicity, and nationality; enslaved or free status; physical and mental ability; religion; sex; and sexual orientation and gender identity.","Coroners' Inquisitions contain graphic and in some cases violent or otherwise disturbing descriptions of death.","Giles County (Va) Coroners' Inquisitions, 1842-1903, contains investigations into the deaths of individuals who died by a sudden, violent, unnatural or suspicious manner, or died without medical attendance. Causes of death found in these records include accidental, alcohol, drowning, homicide, injuries, infanticide, medical conditions, natural causes (\"visitation by God\"), and suicide.","Documents commonly found in coroners' inquisitions include the inquisition, depositions, and summons. Some inquisitions contain other documents such as exhibits. Information found in the inquisition include the name of the coroner, the names of the jurors, the name and age of the deceased if known, gender and race of the deceased, and when, how, and by what means the deceased came to his or her death. If the coroner knew the deceased person to be Black or Multiracial, the inquest should identify the person individual's legal status (free or enslaved). If the coroner knew the deceased person to be enslaved, the inquest often includes their name, their enslaver and the enslaver's residence. Information found in the depositions include the name of the deponent(s) and their account of the circumstances that led to the death of the deceased.","Notable records in this collection include the inquisition held in the death of Erastus E. Hale in 1844. Hale's wife was accused of poisoning him and the deceased's body was exhumed in order to perform an autopsy. 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This witness testimony was recorded and after seeing and hearing the evidence, and unlike other judicial proceedings, enslaved people could provide depositions in coroner's inquisitions, but still, an all-white jury delivered in writing to the coroner their conclusion concerning cause of death referred to as the inquisition. These causes of death would be determined by a white perspective and Black individuals were only consulted; they were never in a position to make decisions. After the Civil War, the process remained the same but the racial distinctions stipulating jury eligibility no longer remained. However, as appointments still continued and juror eligibility reserved for those \"entitled to vote and hold office,\" the authority and influence in the hands of white citizens remained throughout the late 19th and early 20th century.","In 1877, an act of the General Assembly changed the number of jurors to six, and by 1926, only the coroner determined cause of death but they could require physicians to assist them with determining cause of death. Then in 1946, the General Assembly abolished the Coroner's office/ office of Coroner's Physician altogether, appointed instead a Chief Medical Examiner, and by 1950 transitioned to a statewide Office of the Chief Medical Examiner which now lives within the Department of Health.","If a criminal act was determined to be the cause of death, the coroner delivered the guilty person to the sheriff and the inquests would be used as evidence in the criminal trial. In this case, coroner's inquisitions were filed with the trial papers. If there was not a trial, coroner's inquisitions were filed separately and are more likely to appear in this collection as a standalone set of documents.","Locality History: Giles  County was named for William Branch Giles, United States senator from Virginia in 1806 when the county was created from Montgomery, Monroe (now in West Virginia), and Tazewell Counties. Several subsequent additions were made from Wythe (1808), Monroe in 1829 and Mercer in 1841 (both now in West Virginia), Craig (1880), and Tazewell (1826 and 1836) Counties. The county seat is Pearisburg."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGiles County (Va.) Coroners' Inquisitions, 1842-1903. Local government records collection, Giles County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23219.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n"],"prefercite_tesim":["Giles County (Va.) Coroners' Inquisitions, 1842-1903. Local government records collection, Giles County Court Records. 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These causes of death would be determined by a white perspective and Black individuals were only consulted; they were never in a position to make decisions. After the Civil War, the process remained the same but the racial distinctions stipulating jury eligibility no longer remained. However, as appointments still continued and juror eligibility reserved for those \"entitled to vote and hold office,\" the authority and influence in the hands of white citizens remained throughout the late 19th and early 20th century.","In 1877, an act of the General Assembly changed the number of jurors to six, and by 1926, only the coroner determined cause of death but they could require physicians to assist them with determining cause of death. 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