Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Unidentified Ledger of Northern Accounts, 1890. Local government records collection, Richmond 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 Richmond.

Historical Information

The unidentified business operated in Richmond, Va., during the late nineteenth century. It is possible that the business was Julius Meyer and Sons, a dry-goods firm in Richmond operated by German immigrant Julius Meyer and his sons Henry H., Alexander, and William Meyer.

Scope and Content

Unidentified Ledger of Northern Accounts, 1890, documents the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each entry includes date and amounts debited or credited to the accounts. Little information is provided as to the type of transactions recorded in the ledger. Transactions are described by notations such as "to mdse," "to check," or "to bills pay" with no other information provided.

Index Terms

Subjects:

• Consumer goods--Virginia--Richmond.
• Merchants--Virginia--Richmond.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

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

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Julius Meyer and Sons (Richmond, Va.)