Shenandoah County General Store Ledger, 1896

Repository:

Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

Title:

Shenandoah County General Store Ledger

Collection No.:

SC 0265

Date:

Extent:

1 ledger, .08 Cubic Feet

Language of the Material:

English

Abstract:

The Shenandoah County General Store Ledger, 1896, is comprised of one bound ledger documenting individuals' purchases from a general store, presumably in Shenandoah County, Virginia.

The specific general store/business documented in this ledger is unknown.

The Shenandoah County General Store Ledger, 1896, is comprised of one bound ledger documenting individuals' purchases from a general store, presumably in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Entries include sundry foodstuffs (coffee, butter, sugar, onions, eggs), miscellaneous merchandise (snuff, plug tobacco, nails, calico, suspenders, cake soap, matches), and services rendered (cutting corn, shoeing horse, "hauling cords wood to Broadway"). Patrons of the store are listed with their respective account information with items purchased and the date of the purchase. Patrons' surnames present in the ledger include Lohr, Zigler, Shirkey, Spitzer, Phillips, Scothern, Holsinger, and Stepp.

The ledger begins with an index. Pages 1 to 45 and 90 to 100 have entries; pages 46 to 89 are blank.

The ledger is housed in one folder.