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Daybook A, 1906-1907, records transactions of an unidentified general store as they occurred on a daily basis. Information found in entries includes name of customer, items purchased, cost per item, amount owed, and amount paid. Merchandise sold include food, spices, paper, cider, coffee, candy, and soda. Forms of payment include cash, credit, check, scrip, and coal.

Wise (Va.) Capitation Tax Lists record by district for the years 1919, 1936, 1962, and 1964 the names of persons who have paid all state capitation or poll taxes for a particular year. These lists were required to be submitted to the circuit courts and the Auditor of Public Accounts.

Wise County (Va.) Convict Register, 1936-1960, is a "register of persons convicted of felony, etc." Based on a form, the listings of each conviction include the individual's name in full and any aliases, the present and last known residence of the accused, the color or race of the individual (white, black or colored), the individual's height, eye color, hair color and any identifying marks, the apparent or known age of the accused, his or her occupation, the offence, the court in which convicted, the date of conviction and page of record and whether the judgment was reversed or pardon granted and date thereof. Since this type of register was mandated by the General Assembly in 1870, this volume differs from similar county registers due to its later records. Leaves 1 and 2 mention no dates but mid-way down leaf 3, there is a notation of reports made in 1936. An earlier volume may be found in the Circuit Court Clerk's Office. There are a series of blank forms found in the volume, Leaf 40, which have the names of various convicts with their descriptions and offenses. These forms contain no dates. In addition, the volume has an internal index. The index is arranged alphabetically (A-Y) by the surname of the convict in the order that it appears in the volume.

Wise County (Va.) Fiduciary Records, 1865-1935, undated, include miscellaneous records filed in a local court by trustees, administrators, executors, guardians, and committees that related to the performance of their duties managing a person's estate. These records typically include the following; bonds, appraisements, audits, inventories, accounts, estate divisions, settlements, dowery records, etc. Information related to enslaved people are commonly found in these records.

Wise County (Va.) Marriage Licenses, 1856-1912, consists of marriage licenses.

Wise County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1850-1950, is comprised of various records created by groups in Northumberland County. Represented records largely consist of unprocessed loose records. These records typically consist of appointments of trustees, minutes, and miscellaneous records of religious organizations, fraternal organizations, independent associations, and cooperatives.

Daybook, 1924-1927, of an unidentified physician. It records records transactions as they occurred on a daily basis. Information found in entries includes name of patient, medical services rendered, form of payment, amount owed, and amount paid. Services rendered include visits to patients, prescriptions for medication, and operations. The last few pages of daybook contains a list of ointments, elixirs, pills, and tablets.

Wise County (Va.) Records, circa 1850-1980, undated, consist of the following series: Court Records (subfield series include Criminal Records, Judgments, Clerks' Records, Chancery Records and Jury Records), Bonds/Commissions/Oaths, Tax and Fiscal Records, Fiduciary Records, Military and Pension Records, Election Records, Organization Records, County Administrative Records (subfield series include Treasurers' Records, Board of Supervisors Records, Board of Supervisors Records: Road and Bridge Records and Overseers of the Poor Records), School Records, Business Records, Land Records, Miscellaneous Records and Marriage Records and Vital Statistics.