William O. Towns Ledger
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Scope and Contents
Ledger of a blacksmith from Mount Olive, Shenandoah County, Virginia, 1860-1870, recording accounts with customers for such services as shoeing horses, repairing shears and wagons, etc.
The name 'William O. Towns' is written several times in the front and back cover of the volume, suggesting that he may have been the one who kept the ledger.
Names of customers are indexed in the back.
Dates
- Creation: 1860-1870
Creator
- Towns, William O. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.15 Linear Feet
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in September 2009
- Title
- Guide to the William O. Towns Ledger
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository