Unidentified Ledger of Northern Accounts, 1890

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

Unidentified Ledger of Northern Accounts, 1890. Local government records collection, Richmond Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

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

Unidentified Ledger of Northern Accounts, 1890. Local government records collection, Richmond Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Unidentified Ledger of Northern Accounts, 1890, documents the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each entry includes date and amounts debited or credited to the accounts. Little information is provided as to the type of transactions recorded in the ledger. Transactions are described by notations such as "to mdse," "to check," or "to bills pay" with no other information provided.

Biographical / historical:

The unidentified business operated in Richmond, Va., during the late nineteenth century. It is possible that the business was Julius Meyer and Sons, a dry-goods firm in Richmond operated by German immigrant Julius Meyer and his sons Henry H., Alexander, and William Meyer.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Richmond.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v.