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Preferred Citation

John and C. M. Anderson Daybooks and Ledger, 1858-1866. Local Government Records Collection, Giles 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 Giles County.

Historical Information

John and C. M. Anderson was a general store that conducted business in the town of Pearisburg in Giles County, Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.

Scope and Content Information

The John and C. M. Anderson Daybooks and Ledger, 1858-1866, consists of two daybooks and a ledger.

The two daybooks record in chronological order the store's transactions from December 1858-January 1861. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, name of customer, merchandise purchased, quantity purchased, and amount owed and amount paid. Merchandise sold include clothing, shoes, calf skin, knives, combs, nails, molasses, and dry goods.

The ledger, 1860-1866, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Ledger does not list items purchased, rather it uses the general term "merchandise." Payments were made by cash, credit, and barter such as bacon and shingles. Page numbers found in entries correspond with page numbers found in entries in another journal that is missing.