Witmer and Brother Ledger, 1862-1864

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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POC: Archives Reference Services
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Preferred citation:

Witmer and Brother Ledger, 1862-1864. Arlington County (Va.) Reel 270, Local government records collection, Arlington County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Witmer and Brother (Arlington County, Va.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Witmer and Brother Ledger, 1862-1864. Arlington County (Va.) Reel 270, Local government records collection, Arlington County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Witmer and Brother Ledger, 1862-1864, records accounts of individual customers in Richmond, Virginia and Liberty, Virginia. Information includes name of customer, date of transaction, items purchased, price per item, amount owed, and amount paid. The store sold fabric, clothing, thread, and buttons. The ledger also records the company's tobacco transactions and rent collections from tenants.

Biographical / historical:

Witmer and Brother was a dry goods partnership comprised of George K. Witmer and Edmund F. Witmer located in Alexandria, Virginia that conducted business in Richmond, Virginia and Liberty, Virginia. George K. Witmer was the majority shareholder and a prominent businessman in Virginia.

Acquisition information:

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Arlington County.

Microfilm reel was generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Program.

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v. (240 p.); 1 microfilm reel