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Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Shenandoah County General Store Ledger, SC 0265, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Acquisition Information

The ledger was acquired from eBay in February 2018.

Bio/Historical Note

The specific general store/business documented in this ledger is unknown.

Scope and Content

The Shenandoah County General Store Ledger, 1896, is comprised of one bound ledger documenting individuals' purchases from a general store, presumably in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Entries include sundry foodstuffs (coffee, butter, sugar, onions, eggs), miscellaneous merchandise (snuff, plug tobacco, nails, calico, suspenders, cake soap, matches), and services rendered (cutting corn, shoeing horse, "hauling cords wood to Broadway"). Patrons of the store are listed with their respective account information with items purchased and the date of the purchase. Patrons' surnames present in the ledger include Lohr, Zigler, Shirkey, Spitzer, Phillips, Scothern, Holsinger, and Stepp.

The ledger begins with an index. Pages 1 to 45 and 90 to 100 have entries; pages 46 to 89 are blank.

Arrangement

The ledger is housed in one folder.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Account books -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County
• Account books -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County
• Business records -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County
• Business records -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County
• General stores -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County
• General stores -- Virginia -- Shenandoah County
• Ledgers (account books)
• Shenandoah County (Va.) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century
• Shenandoah County (Va.) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century
• Shenandoah County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century
• Shenandoah County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century
• eBay (Firm)