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Cole Shop Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00112

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  • No requestable containers

Content Description

Ledger kept by Susan Prentice, owner, along with her husband, of the Cole Shop, a gift and book store located across the Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1950. The entries of the ledger include every item sold, cost of the items, both invoice and sale price, and the daily profit of sales. She also provided a total of net profit/ loss for each month.

Dates

  • Creation: 1950

Creator

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Williamsburg Historical Records Association.

Title
Guide to the Cole Shop Ledger
Author
Christina R. Luers
Date
2018.07-20
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

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