Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Unidentified Blacksmith Account Book, 1879-1885. Rockbridge County (Va.) Reel 206, Local Government Records Collection, Rockbridge County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This volume was microfilmed in 2013 by Backstage Library Works in Bethlehem, PA.

Historical Information

The unidentified blacksmith conducted business in Rockbridge County during the late nineteenth century.

Scope and Content

Account book, 1879-1885, of an unidentified blacksmith shop that records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, item purchased or service rendered, amount owed or paid and form of payment. Items sold include bolts, horseshoes, and linchpins. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes, sharpening tools, mending axles, and repairing wagons. Payments made by cash, labor, and barter of items such as corn, beef, bacon, and iron. Account book includes an index that lists the names of customers in alphabetical order and the page number where their accounts can be found.