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Unidentified General Store Business Records, 1892-1896. Local government records collection, Wise County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Wise County.
The unidentified general store conducted business in Wise County during the late nineteenth century.
Ledger, 1892-1896, of an unidentified general store. They record the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, form of payment, amount owed, and amount paid. Items sold include dry-goods, text books, clothing, tools, candy, spices, soda, and medicine. Forms of payments include cash, credit, labor, and barter of items such as corn, wheat, and coal. The ledger includes an index that lists in alphabetical order the names of customers and the page numbers where their accounts can be found.