Scope and Contents From the Collection: Ledger kept by the Hickory Fork Store in the area of Hickory Fork in Gloucester County, Virginia. Items sold by the store include calico, silk, thread, and cotton. They also sold food items such as eggs, sugar, spices, fruit, and many other food staples. Tobacco, wine, and alcohol were also sold to various residents who purchased from the store. Accounts were kept of the price of goods as well as payments by patrons. The latter section of the book contains a farm journal by Thomas S....

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Account and ledger kept by R.P. Gray and Borther General Store located in the Sign Pine area of Gloucester County, Virginia. Accounts recorded include various residents of the area as well as other businesses such as the local church and the Signpine and Petsworth schools. The last half of the ledger also includes a complete inventory of supplies at the store. The page ranges for this inventory can be found from page 221-249 of the ledger.