Hillsboro, Virginia store ledger
Scope and Contents Note
Hillsboro, Virginia store ledger (1836-1850; 0.44 cubic feet) is comprised of approximately 200 pages filled out or partially filled out. Names of customers include Dettor, Wayland, Bowen, Ramsey, etc., whose properties surrounded Hillsboro (now Yancey Mills). The store was owned or funded by James Gunstead and Alexander K. Yancey. In addition to the usual store items, this shop handled a lot of fancy goods. Some include pink silk, velvet ribbons,... Irish linen, Tuscan bonnets, palm leaf hats, plated tea and table spoons, French bombazine fabric, champagne wine, white silk hosiery, a Britannica coffee pot and many Prunella shoes.
See moreDates
- Creation: 1836 - 1850
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
Historical Note
The store this ledger documents was owned or funded by James Gunstead and Alexander K. Yancey. During the mid-19th century Hillsboro was a common overnight for travellers going westward across the Blue Ridge.
Source: Materials within collection.
Extent
0.15 Cubic Feet (1 ledger)
- Title
- Hillsboro, Virginia store ledger
- Author
- Tanner Greene
- Date
- 26 March 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States