Unidentified Liquor Dealer Ledger, 1903

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
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Preferred citation:

Unidentified Liquor Dealer Ledger, 1903. 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 Liquor Dealer Ledger, 1903. Local government records collection, Petersburg (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

The Unidentified Liquor Dealer Ledger, 1903, records the accounts of individual customers. Each entry records date, type of transaction and monies credited and debited. Items purchased are listed as either drinks, whiskey, or beer.

Biographical / historical:

This unidentified liquor dealer operated in Virginia during the early twentieth century. It is possible that the business was owned by either John L. Mulcaha or B. D. Booth & Co., both of whom were liquor dealers in Petersburg, Virginia, in the early 1900s. Loose receipts in the ledger are addressed to either Booth or Mulcaha.

Acquisition information:
This item 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.