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Belden, Walker & Company, Greenbrier County General Store, Records, 1836/1845

0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 in.
Papers and ledger of a Greenbrier Co. general store containing ledger entries for cloth, clothing, hardware and food items. The papers include inventories, receipts, contracts, correspondence and legal documents that pertain mostly to the indebtedness incurred by the company. Names mentioned are Hezekiah Belden, William Pettis, Edwin Porter, Samuel Price, Cyrus Walker, and Ezra Walker.
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Belden, Walker & Company, Greenbrier County General Store, Records, 1836/1845 0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 in.

Belden, Walker & Company. Greenbrier County General Store
Papers and ledger of a Greenbrier Co. general store containing ledger entries for cloth, clothing, hardware and food items. The papers include inventories, receipts, contracts, correspondence and legal documents that pertain mostly to the indebtedness incurred by the company. Names mentioned are Hezekiah Belden, William Pettis, Edwin Porter, Samuel Price, Cyrus Walker, and Ezra Walker.
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Jacob Skiles, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Merchant Daybook, 1793/1796

0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (1 vol.), 1.75 in.)
This daybook chronicles the barter and cash dealings of Lewisburg merchant Jacob Skiles in the years of early settlement in Greenbrier County. Skiles, a land speculator, notes some of his land dealings as well as his business contacts in the Shenandoah Valley and Pennsylvania. Some of the most prominent settlers of the Greenbrier Valley are mentioned.
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Jacob Skiles, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Merchant Daybook, 1793/1796 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (1 vol.), 1.75 in.)

Skiles, Jacob.
This daybook chronicles the barter and cash dealings of Lewisburg merchant Jacob Skiles in the years of early settlement in Greenbrier County. Skiles, a land speculator, notes some of his land dealings as well as his business contacts in the Shenandoah Valley and Pennsylvania. Some of the most prominent settlers of the Greenbrier Valley are mentioned.
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Stuart Family Papers, 1785/1880

1.5 Linear Feet 1 ft. 6 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 ledger, 1/2 in.)

Papers of John and Lewis Stuart, 1785-1823, and of Samuel Price, 1830-1879. Price's papers include mainly legal and business correspondence related to Price's law practice in Lewisburg, West Virginia. The Stuart papers concern settlement in Greenbrier County, land transactions, and family matters. The collection includes lawyer's fee books and account books for general merchandise, ca.1830-1880. There are also printed booklets of court briefs, pamphlets concerning "the slavery question" and railroads, and several Congressional documents.

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Stuart Family Papers, 1785/1880 1.5 Linear Feet 1 ft. 6 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 ledger, 1/2 in.)

Stuart family

Papers of John and Lewis Stuart, 1785-1823, and of Samuel Price, 1830-1879. Price's papers include mainly legal and business correspondence related to Price's law practice in Lewisburg, West Virginia. The Stuart papers concern settlement in Greenbrier County, land transactions, and family matters. The collection includes lawyer's fee books and account books for general merchandise, ca.1830-1880. There are also printed booklets of court briefs, pamphlets concerning "the slavery question" and railroads, and several Congressional documents.

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Thomas Creigh, Lewisburg General Store Ledger, 1833/1841

0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 ledger)
Thomas Creigh, a Greenbrier County pioneer and land speculator, was a long-time Lewisburg merchant. Born 1766 in Ireland, he emigrated to Greenbrier Co. in the 1790s and became a relative through marriage of Col. John Stuart, a local prominent citizen. This ledger documents the trading activity of his general store and it is especially reflective of the bartering system which characterized much of the nineteenth century rural economy. Included in the front of the volume is an index of customers which lists many noted Lewisburg residents, such as John Stuart and Samuel Price.
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Thomas Creigh, Lewisburg General Store Ledger, 1833/1841 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 ledger)

Creigh, Thomas. Lewisburg General Store.
Thomas Creigh, a Greenbrier County pioneer and land speculator, was a long-time Lewisburg merchant. Born 1766 in Ireland, he emigrated to Greenbrier Co. in the 1790s and became a relative through marriage of Col. John Stuart, a local prominent citizen. This ledger documents the trading activity of his general store and it is especially reflective of the bartering system which characterized much of the nineteenth century rural economy. Included in the front of the volume is an index of customers which lists many noted Lewisburg residents, such as John Stuart and Samuel Price.
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Thomas W. Dixon, Collector, Papers, 1868

0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Account book for general store, covering a six month period, with accounts listed from 1868 July 3. In addition to dates for each day of transactions, are names, merchandise purchased, and prices. Store was relocated to Peterstown, WV.

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Thomas W. Dixon, Collector, Papers, 1868 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Dixon, Thomas W.

Account book for general store, covering a six month period, with accounts listed from 1868 July 3. In addition to dates for each day of transactions, are names, merchandise purchased, and prices. Store was relocated to Peterstown, WV.

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