Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

George H. Peyton Hotel Ledger, 1855-1875. Fredericksburg (Va.) Reel 101, Local government records collection, Fredericksburg (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 42930.

Historical Information

George H. Peyton was a hotelkeeper who conducted business during the latter half of the nineteenth century in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

The ledger was used as an exhibit in an unidentified suit.

Scope and Content

George H. Peyton Hotel Ledger, 1855-1875, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in the accounts include date of transaction, form of transaction, items or services purchased, cost of item and service, form of payment, amount owed, and amount paid. Items and services purchased include meals, drinks, mostly alcoholic beverages, oysters, crab, cigars, and room rental. Forms of payment include cash and credit. The volume also includes miscellaneous loose documents mostly accounts. Ledger includes an index that lists in alphabetical order the names of customers and the page numbers where their accounts can be found.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Peyton, George H.

Subjects:

• Alcoholic beverages -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg.
• Hotelkeepers -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg.
• Hotels -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg.
• Oysters -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg.

Geographical Names:

• Fredericksburg (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Business records -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg.
• Ledgers (account books) -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg.