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Preferred Citation

Hickory Fork Store (Gloucester County, Va.) Ledger, 1844-1855, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from the Gloucester Museum of History by resolution signed by the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors, held on Tuesday, January 15, 2019.

Scope and Contents

Ledger kept by the Hickory Fork Store in the area of Hickory Fork in Gloucester County, Virginia. Items sold by the store include calico, silk, thread, and cotton. They also sold food items such as eggs, sugar, spices, fruit, and many other food staples. Tobacco, wine, and alcohol were also sold to various residents who purchased from the store. Accounts were kept of the price of goods as well as payments by patrons. The latter section of the book contains a farm journal by Thomas S. Harwood, with brief entries for each day on work and the weather on the Ainville estate. Written on cover in ink: T. S. Harwood, day book closed[?], 1 July 1848.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Gloucester County (Va.)
• Gloucester County (Va.)--Merchants
• Gloucester County Board of Supervisors