Unidentified Hardware Store Ledger, 1889-1892

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
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Preferred citation:

Unidentified Hardware Store Ledger, 1889-1892. Local government records collection, Petersburg (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Petersburg (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Unidentified Hardware Store Ledger, 1889-1892. Local government records collection, Petersburg (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

The Unidentified Hardware Store Ledger, 1889-1892, consists of one account book arranged by customer name. Transactions are entered under individual accounts as debits or credits and include a listing of items purchased, money paid, and work performed to be used as payment instead of cash. Items purchased include bales of cotton, plows, tobacco, bricks, and amunition. An index of customer names is included at the front of the ledger.

Biographical / historical:

This unidentified hardware store business did business in Petersburg, Va., during the nineteenth century.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from the City of Petersburg.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v.