A Guide to the Fizer and Hall Ledgers, 1899-1907
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
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Preferred Citation
Fizer and Hall Ledgers, 1899-1907. Local government records collection, Pulaski County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Pulaski County under the accession number 43684.
Historical Information
Fizer and Hall was a butcher and meat shop operating in Pulaski County, Virginia, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. One of the partners was James K. Polk Fizer (born about 1851), a merchant and butcher in Pulaski County.
Scope and Content
Fizer and Hall Ledgers, 1899-1904, 1901-1905, and 1902-1907, record the accounts of individual customers at the butcher shop. Each account lists transactions in chronological order as they occurred. Entries document date, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, and monies debited and credited to the accounts. Items purchased include various types and cuts of meat such as beef, pork, chicken, turkey, sausage, veal, mutton, bacon, and oysters. Other items sold include butter, lard, potatoes, cabbage, beans, onions, and eggs.
Ledger, 1899-1904, also includes several loose papers dated 1905 and 1906. Most of these are James K. Polk Fizer's account receipts with area merchants for clothing and advertising. There are also several freight bills for Fizer and Hall. In addition, there is a letter addressed to James K. Polk Fizer, 27 August 1906, written by his aunt and uncle, M. N. and C. O. Carper, who were living in Greenwood, Indiana. The letter seeks advice on how to divide land inherited after the death of a distant relative, Virginia Carper Wright.
Index Terms
- Fizer and Hall.
- Butchers--Virginia--Pulaski County.
- Consumer goods--Virginia--Pulaski County.
- Pulaski County (Va.)--History--19th century.
- Pulaski County (Va.)--History--20th century.
- Business records--Virginia--Pulaski County.
- Ledgers (account books)--Virginia--Pulaski County.
- Local government records--Virginia--Pulaski County.
- Fizer, James K. Polk.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Pulaski County (Va.)--History--19th century.
- Pulaski County (Va.)--History--20th century.