A Guide to the G. Henry Stanley General Store Ledger, 1920
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode number 1097992
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
G. Henry Stanley General Store Ledger, 1920. Local government records collection, Wise County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Wise County.
Biographical Information
G. Henry Stanley operated a general store that conducted business in Wise County during the early twentieth century.
Scope and Content
Ledger, 1920, of a general store owned by G. Henry Stanley that records the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order, items purchased, cost per item, amount owed, amount paid, and form of payment. Items sold include candy, meat, fruit, milk, soap, seeds, spices, dry-goods, fish, farm tools, and pots. Forms of payments include cash, credit, labor, and barter of items such as coal.
Index Terms
- Stanley, G. Henry.
- Barter--Virginia--Wise County.
- Consumer goods--Virginia--Wise County.
- Dry-goods--Virginia--Wise County.
- General stores--Virginia--Wise County.
- Wise County (Va.)--History--20th century.
- Business records--Virginia--Wise County.
- Ledgers (account books)--Virginia--Wise County.
- Local government records--Virginia--Wise County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Wise County (Va.)--History--20th century.