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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], General Store in Taylor County, Virginia, Account Ledger, A&M 4156, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Ledger of ca. 340 pages documenting transactions for a general store in Williamsport, Virginia (Pruntytown, West Virginia, in Taylor County). Entries include last and first names, value of merchandise, and dates of transactions; specific merchandise is not indicated. The dimensions of the ledger are 3 in. x 6 1/2 in. x 15 in.

The name of Williamsport was in use from 1801-1845; from 1845 on this community was named Pruntytown.

According to the donor, names of interest recorded in the ledger include:
pg. 180, Thornsbury Bailey (Brown), first casualty of the Civil War
pg. 185, William Corder, source for name of Corder's crossing
pg. 192, Rector, source for name of Rector College in Pruntytown
pg. 324, Jonathan T. Curry, connected to Pruntytown Pottery

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Pruntytown (W. Va.)
• Taylor County (W. Va.)