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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Rufus Sarvey Papers, Ms1962-003, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1962.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Rufus Sarvey Papers commenced and was completed in September 2006.
Rufus Sarvey operated a grocery store in Blacksburg, Virginia from the mid-to-late nineteenth-century. In 1879, Sarvey entered into a partnership with Thomas A. Conrad. Four years later, Sarvey sold his stock of merchandise to Charles Lyle.
Collection consists of account books, a partnership agreement, and an agreement of sale involving a grocery store operated by Rufus Sarvey between 1845 and 1883.
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Additional records from this business can be found in the Sarvay-Lyle Ledger, Ms2011-067.
The guide to the Rufus Sarvey Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Names Listed Include: William Argabright, Alexander Black; Jas. F. Hoge; George, Jacob, and Peter Keister; Germanicus Kent; Jacob Kinzer; Michael and Noah Kipps; Adam and John Linkous; James F., Robert T., and William B. Preston; John and William Price; Philip Lybrook; William Robeson; and Jacob Surface
Names Listed Include: William Effinger; G. M. and Mike Kinzer; John Lybrook; A.W. Luster; Prof. Martin; and Dr. Henry Ribble
Stock of Goods Sold by Rufus Sarvey to Charles Lyle