Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

William A. Clement Account Book, 1862-1863. Local Government Records Collection, Campbell 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 Campbell County.

Historical Information

William A. Clement operated a hotel in Campbell County, Virginia, during the mid-19th century.

Scope and Content

Account book, 1862-1863, of William A. Clement who operated a hotel in Campbell County. It records the individual accounts of hotel patrons. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, form of transactions, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Transactions include renting rooms, serving meals, selling drinks, renting stables for horses, and feeding horses. Payments made by cash and credit. The account book includes an index that lists names of customers in alphabetical order and page number of customer's account.