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Michie Grocery Store Accounts Payable Ledger

 Collection — Flat_Box: MSS16818_001
Identifier: MSS 16818

Content Description

This collection contains a ledger book for Michie Grocery Company, Inc. of Charlottesville, Virginia. Michie Grocery was a wholesale grocer and "jobbers of foreign and domestic fruits." The ledger contains entries from June 21 to October 18, 1908. It includes receipts, statements, order memos, and handwritten calculations of expenses; many feature lithographed distributor and merchant titles on the stationary. Many of these distributors were headquartered in Richmond, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, and other Virginia cities. The ledger measures 11"X14" X3.5".

Dates

  • Creation: 1908

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

0.44 Cubic Feet (1 over size flat box (small))

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift from Friends of Esmont to the Small Special Collections Library at the University on 10 May 2023.

Title
Michie Grocery Store Accounts Payable Ledger
Status
Completed
Author
Ellen Welch
Date
2023-02-15
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States