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Preferred Citation

C. R. Mann Book C, 1879-1880. Local government records collection, Albemarle County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Albemarle County.

Historical Information

C. Ross Mann owned a mercantile business called C.R. Mann located in the town of Batesville in Albemarle County, Virginia.

The ledger was used as an exhibit in the chancery suit Wingo, Ellett, and Crump, etc., versus Mann and Wood heard in the Albemarle County Circuit Court. The dispute centered over money owed Wingo, Ellet, and Crump by C. Ross Mann and his business partner William L. Wood. According to Mann, all the business' financial records were held by Wood which Wood denied.

Scope and Content

C. R. Mann Book C, 1879-1880, is 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, type of transaction, item purchased, and amount owed or paid, and form of payment. Items sold include tobacco, food (bacon, beef, eggs, sugar), tools, farm implements, nails, tools, and cloth. forms of payment include cash, credit, and barter of items such as wheat, cherries, and chickens.

Related Material

For additional information see the Albemarle County Chancery Cause, Wingo, Ellett, and Crump, etc., versus Mann and Wood. It can be found in the Local Records Collection at the Library of Virginia. The index number is 1890-020.

Additional Albemarle County Business Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Mann, C. Ross.
• Wood, William L.

Subjects:

• Barter -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.
• Consumer goods -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.
• Dry-goods -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.
• General stores -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.

Geographical Names:

• Albemarle County (Va.) -- Commerce.
• Albemarle County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

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

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