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Alexander C. Smith Ledgers C and D, 1836-1844, of a general store perhaps operated by Alexander C. Smith. It records the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order, items purchased, and amount owed or paid. Also listed are payments made by customers to store for hauling goods such as tobacco or manure. Merchandise sold include water buckets, cream tartar, clothing, dry-goods, whiskey, and ointments. Payments made by cash or barter such as corn, wood, or animal skins. Ledger C is partially damaged.

Armistead and McAshan Ledger, 1836-1838, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order and the amount owed and paid. Ledger does not list the names of items purchased, rather it used the general term "merchandise". Ledger also records the company's controlling accounts such as wheat account, flour account, crop tobacco account, and cash account.

Benjamin Harris Powell Daybook, 1852-1854, records transactions as they occurred on a daily basis from December 1852-February 1854. Information found in each entry includes name of customer, items purchased, and the amount owed. Merchandise sold include bacon, knives, turkey, dry goods, clothing, pen holders, nails, and shoes. Volume is in poor condition due to damaged spine.

Unidentified general store account book, 1840-1843, records transactions as they occurred on an almost daily basis from March 2, 1840-October 30, 1843. Information found in each entry includes name of customer, items purchased, and the amount owed and paid. Merchandise sold include sugar, scissors, brandy, clothing, dishes, and coffee.

Unidentified general store daybook, 1842-1843, records transactions as they occurred on a daily basis from August 1842-February 1843. Information found in each entry includes name of customer, items purchased, and the amount owed. Merchandise sold include screws, chickens, whiskey, dry-goods, clothing, sugar, nails, and molasses. Volume in poor condition due to damaged spine.

Unidentified general store ledger, 1856-1859, records the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order, items purchased, and amount owed or paid. Payments made by cash or barter such as cleaning the canal or wheat. Merchandise sold include soap, spices, clothing, dry-goods, whiskey, coffee, nails, and scissors. The initials "S and M" are found in the ledger.