PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi02677::A Guide to the Unidentified Hardware Store Ledger, 1889-1892)//EN" "vi02677.xml" A Guide to the Unidentified Hardware Store Ledger, 1889-1892 Unidentified Hardware Store Ledger, 1889-1892 1125865 Bari Helms Library of Virginia © 2008 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from being created directly into EAD, created by Bari Helms, 31 March 2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Unidentified Hardware Store Ledger, 1889-1892 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1125865 Bari Helms

Library of Virginia 2008 Library of Virginia staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Unidentified Hardware Store Ledger, 1889-1892 1125865 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 1 v. English Petersburg (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Unidentified Hardware Store Ledger, 1889-1892. Local government records collection, Petersburg (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from the City of Petersburg.

Historical Information

This unidentified hardware store business did business in Petersburg, Va., during the nineteenth century.

Scope and Content

The Unidentified Hardware Store Ledger, 1889-1892, consists of one account book arranged by customer name. Transactions are entered under individual accounts as debits or credits and include a listing of items purchased, money paid, and work performed to be used as payment instead of cash. Items purchased include bales of cotton, plows, tobacco, bricks, and amunition. An index of customer names is included at the front of the ledger.

Index Terms Subjects: Consumer goods--Virginia--Petersburg. Hardware stores--Virginia--Petersburg. Geographical Names: Petersburg (Va.)--History--19th century. Genre and Form Terms: Ledgers (account books)--Virginia--Petersburg. Local government records--Virginia--Petersburg.