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Preferred Citation

Trevilian's Store (Naxera, Va.), Account Ledger, 1925-1927, 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 Trevilian's Store in Naxera, Gloucester County, Virginia. Included are detailed purchases and payments by various residents of the area of various items the store sold. Items purchased range from food items such as lemons, butter, flour, coffee, molasses, salt, and sugar to household and building items such as nails, hardware, cement, and screening materials. Names of store patrons are itemized in the front of the ledger with corresponding pages associated with their purchases and payments.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

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