A Guide to the Unidentified Grocer Ledger, 1890
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
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Preferred Citation
Unidentified Grocer Ledger, 1890. Local government records collection, Richmond Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Richmond under accession number 37380.
Historical Information
This unidentified grocer operated in Richmond, Va., during the late nineteenth century.
Scope and Content
Unidentified Grocer Ledger, 1890, records the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each account includes customer name, date of purchase, and name and quantity of item purchased. Customers purchased fruit, produce, beef, fish, eggs, and tobacco. At some point the volume was repurposed to document court business. A few entries dated 1892 and 1901 record sales of personal property made to settle suits and pay court fees. Information found in these entries include style of suit, name and quantity of property sold, name of purchaser, amounts paid, and name of party receiving the proceeds of the sale. Also, a jury list is given for various cases in 1894.
Index Terms
- Groceries--Virginia--Richmond.
- Grocery trade--Virginia--Richmond.
- Merchants--Virginia--Richmond.
- Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century.
- Business records--Virginia--Richmond.
- Ledgers--Virginia--Richmond.
- Local government records--Virginia--Richmond.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century.