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Preferred Citation

Gabriel Jordan Daybook and Ledger, 1850-1866. Local Government Records Collection, Page County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

These materials came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Page County.

Historical Information

Gabriel Jordan's general store was located in the town of Luray, Virginia, and conducted business during the mid-19th century.

Scope and Content Information

Daybook and Ledger of a general store owned by Gabriel Jordan.

Daybook, 1851-1866, records in chronological order the daily transactions of the unidentified business. Information recorded in the daybook includes date of transaction, name of customer, type of transaction, cost of transaction, form of payment, and amount owed or paid. Transactions include payments for debts purchases of merchandise, and rental fees. Merchandise sold include butter, plaster, apples, cow hide, hay, cotton, herring, beef, and sheep skin. Payments made by cash, credit, or barter of goods such as molasses, bacon, and beans. Page numbers found in entries correspond with page numbers found in entries in ledger.

Ledger, 1850-1862, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid and were derived from daybook.

Ledger also includes list of lands purchased in Kansas Territory in 1857. Each entry records land certificate number, name of landowner, location, number of acres, condition of land (timber, soil, water), and payment of taxes.Ledger also includes list of lands purchased in Kansas Territory in 1857 by members of Gabriel Jordan's family. They include his sons Francis H. Jordan, Thomas Jordan, Gabriel Jordan, Jr., and Macon Jordan. Each entry records land certificate number, name of original landowner, location, number of acres, condition of land (timber, soil, water), and payment of taxes.