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Preferred Citation

Unidentified General Store Daybook, 1861-1867. Local Government Records Collection, Gloucester County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Gloucester County.

Historical Information

This unidentified general store was located in the town of Gloucester Court House in Gloucester County, Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.

Scope and Content Information

Daybook, 1861-1867, records in chronological order, the store's transactions from January 1861-May 1862 and sporadically from June 1862-December 1863. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, name of customer, merchandise purchased, quantity purchased, cost of items purchased, and total amount owed. Merchandise sold includes pencils, matches, violin strings, neck ties, castor oil, spices, food, and dry goods. Daybook is 725 pages.

The last hundred pages of volume records the individual accounts of customers for 1867. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, items purchased, quantity purchased, form of payment, amount owed, and amount paid. Items sold include iron spoons, eggs, coconuts, dry goods, spices, quinine, and soda. Payments made by cash, credit, and barter of items such as flour, bacon, cotton, and tea.