A Guide to the William Cryer and Company Ledger, 1762-1787 William Cryer and Company, Ledger, 1762-1787 38558

A Guide to the William Cryer and Company Ledger, 1762-1787

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 38558

Library of Virginia

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Funding: Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

38558

Title

William Cryer and Company Ledger, 1762-1787

Physical Characteristics

1 volume (334 pages)

Physical Location

Business records collection, Acc. 38558

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

William Cryer and Company. Ledger, 1762-1787. Accession 38558, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

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Ledger, 1762-1787, containing the accounts of William Cryer and Company, a mercantile business located in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Accounts are arranged by account holder and include their name, the date of the transaction, type of transaction or item sold, and amount. Merchandise sold includes rum, cloth, clothing, and building supplies. Payment generally made in the form of cash; although, there are entries in the ledger where customers sold tobacco to the store in exchange for credit. This collection also includes a taxable property list, 9 March 1787, for Robert Cryer principally consisting of a list of slaves owned by him; and a list, n. d., of the buildings owned by Robert and John Cryer including the length and width of each structure.