Historical Information: Benford and Wilson was a mercantile business that operated in Botetourt County during the mid-nineteenth century.

Scope and Content: Benford and Wilson Account Ledger B, 1866-1867, contains information related to a mercantile business selling spices, dishes, cloth, clothing, sewing accessories, and other household items. It records the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order, items purchased, and the amount owed and paid. Items purchased include calico, nutmeg, glasses, etc. Includes index.

Historical Information: McKnight and Galbraith was a mercantile business selling shoes and leather and repairing shoes. The business operated in the town of Buchanan in Botetourt County during the mid-nineteenth century.

Scope and Content: McKnight and Galbraith Account Book, 1836-1846, contains information related to a leather and shoe-making business. It records the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order, items purchased or services provided, and the amount owed and paid. No index.

Historical Information: Waskey Mills conducted business in Botetourt County during the mid-nineteenth century.

Scope and Content: Waskey Mills Account Book, 1840-1847, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Each entry records date of transaction, services rendered, quantity of oats, bran, flour, etc., processed, type of grain processed, amount owed, date of payment, form of payment, and amount paid. The mill processed bran, oats, flour, coffee, wheat, and shorts. Forms of payment include barter, labor, cash, and credit. Volume includes an index that lists in alphabetical order the names of customers and the page numbers where their accounts can be found.

Historical Information: Williams and Woodville was a medical practice formed by Charles Williams and James Lewis Woodville.

James Lewis Woodville was born 8 Jan. 1820 in Augusta County, Virginia to James L. and Mary S. Lewis Woodville. He first attended the University of Virginia and then the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated with a degree in medicine in 1844. Shortly thereafter he opened a medical practice in Botetourt County, Virginia. While there he also met and married Mary Ann Breckenridge (b. 1831) on 29 Sept. 1852. The couple had at least 6 children.

At the start of the Civil War, Woodville volunteered his medical services to the Confederate Army. He served first in the 7th Virginia Infantry, and also at the Montgomery White Sulphur Springs Hospital near Blacksburg, West Virginia. Near the war's end Woodville was transferred to the Huguenot Springs Hospital near Richmond, Virginia. Following the war Woodville moved to Sweet Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia and began a new medical practice. He died there on 14 August 1904.

Scope and Content: Williams and Woodville Account Book, 1849, records the accounts of individual patients. The accounts list charges and payments for visits to patients, medication, and other medical services.

Williams and Woodville Account Book, 1852-1853, records the accounts of individual customers. Transactions are listed in chronological order. Each entry records date of transaction, service rendered, and amount owed. Services rendered include visits to patients, prescriptions for medication, and extracting teeth. Volume includes an index that lists in alphabetical order the names of patients and the page numbers where their accounts can be found.