Owned by John S. Dix and his wife Lena Snavely Dix, Dix and Sons was a general merchandise store located in Crockett, Wythe
County, Virginia. John Dix also owned a kraut factory near the railroad depot in Crockett. The Dix family eventually sold
the store and moved to Pulaski, Virginia.
The four ledgers in this collection, Items 1, 2, 4, 6, are arranged alphabetically by customer name. Two ledgers (Items 1,
2) have a name index at the front of the ledger. Ledgers give customer name, description and cost of items purchased, date
purchased, and debit and credit status of customer. The four daybooks in this collection (Items 3, 5, 7, 8, 9) are arranged
chronologically and give customer name, description, and cost of item purchased, and debit and credit status.