A Guide to the Manchester Supply Company Daybooks, 1901-1902
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1099714-1099715
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
Manchester Supply Company Daybooks, 1901-1902. Local government records collection, Richmond 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 Richmond under accession number 37366.
Historical Information
Manchester Supply Company operated briefly in the early 1900s in the city of Manchester, which was officially annexed to the City of Richmond in 1910. Today the area is also known as South Richmond.
Scope and Content
Manchester Supply Company Daybooks, 1901-1902, record the business transactions of the grocers on an almost daily basis as they occurred. Information found in each entry includes the name of customer, name and quantity of goods purchased, price owed, and amounts paid. Manchester Supply Company sold a variety of vegetables and meat along with sugar, flour, and tobacco.
Index Terms
- Manchester Supply Company (Manchester, Va.).
- Consumer goods--Virginia--Manchester.
- Groceries--Virginia--Manchester.
- Grocery trade--Virginia--Manchester.
- Merchants--Virginia--Manchester.
- Manchester (Va.)--History--20th century.
- Business records--Virginia--Manchester.
- Daybooks--Virginia--Manchester.
- Local government records--Virginia--Richmond.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Manchester (Va.)--History--20th century.