A Guide to the Spencer and Company Daybook and Journal, 1861-1867
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode Numbers 1095453, 1096456
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Preferred Citation
Spencer and Company Daybook and Journal, 1861-1867. Local Government Records Collection, Charlotte County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
These materials came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Charlotte County.
Historical Information
Spencer and Company was a general store located at Charlotte Court House in Charlotte County, Virginia, during the nineteenth century.
Scope and Content Information
Spencer and Company Daybook and Journal, 181-1867, consists of two volumes, a daybook and a journal.
The daybook records transactions on a daily basis as they occurred from February 1861-April 1862. Information found in each entry includes name of customer, items purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold includes pepper, suspenders, pane glass, dry goods, nails, shot, and molasses.
The journal records on a monthly basis the individual accounts of customers from 1861-1867. Each account lists in chronological order merchandise purchased by the customer that month and the amount owed and paid. Beside each transaction entry for accounts from February 1861-April 1862 is the page number where the transaction can be found in the daybook.