Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

M. J. McConnell and Son Ledger, 1914-1917. Local government records collection, Scott County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Scott County under the accession number 50205.

Historical Information

M. J. McConnell and Son was a mercantile partnership that conducted business in Wayland, Scott County, Virginia.

Scope and Content

M. J. McConnell and Son Ledger, 1914-1917, consists of a ledger that records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction, and amount owed or paid. Pages 1-203 relate mostly to poultry business and document the sale of eggs, fryers, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and coops. Pages 204-444 relate to other mercantile business. Items purchased include clothing, accessories, blankets, fabrics and trimmings, lemons, beans, sugar, and coffee. There is an alphabetical customer index at the front of the volume.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• M. J. McConnell and Son (Scott County, Va.)

Subjects:

• Barter. -- Virginia -- Scott County.
• Consumer goods -- Virginia -- Scott County.
• Dry-goods -- Virginia -- Scott County.
• Merchants. -- Virginia -- Scott County.
• Poultry. -- Virginia -- Scott County.

Geographical Names:

• Scott County (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

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