A Guide to the Unidentified Ledger of Northern Accounts, 1890
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
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Preferred Citation
Unidentified Ledger of Northern Accounts, 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.
Historical Information
The unidentified business operated in Richmond, Va., during the late nineteenth century. It is possible that the business was Julius Meyer and Sons, a dry-goods firm in Richmond operated by German immigrant Julius Meyer and his sons Henry H., Alexander, and William Meyer.
Scope and Content
Unidentified Ledger of Northern Accounts, 1890, documents the accounts of individual customers. Information found in each entry includes date and amounts debited or credited to the accounts. Little information is provided as to the type of transactions recorded in the ledger. Transactions are described by notations such as "to mdse," "to check," or "to bills pay" with no other information provided.
Index Terms
- Consumer goods--Virginia--Richmond.
- Merchants--Virginia--Richmond.
- Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century.
- Business records--Virginia--Richmond.
- Ledgers (account books)--Virginia--Richmond.
- Local government records--Virginia--Richmond.
- Julius Meyer and Sons (Richmond, Va.)
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century.