Robert W. Ashlin and Compnay Account Book, 1871-1874

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Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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Preferred citation:

Robert W. Ashlin and Company Account book, 1871-1874. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Robert W. Ashlin and Compnay (Fluvanna County, Va.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Robert W. Ashlin and Company Account book, 1871-1874. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Robert W. Ashlin and Company Account book, 1871-1874, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each account includes dates of transactions, merchandise sold, and the amount owed and paid. Merchandise sold include supplies to local cooper's shop, gloves, dry-goods, shoes, rice, candy, bleach, and bacon. Payments made by cash or barter such as butter, chickens, and sumac.

Biographical / historical:

Robert W. Ashlin and Company was a general store that conducted business in Fluvanna County during the late 19th century.

Fluvanna County takes its name from an eighteenth-century designation of the upper James River. The name, meaning river of Anne, was originally bestowed in honor of Queen Anne of England. The county was formed from Albemarle County in 1777. The county seat is Palmyra.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Fluvanna County.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v. (257 p.)