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General stores

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:

Logan Osborne Family and Business Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2941
Overview A ledger and financial records of Logan Osborne (1836-39) also containing the will of Balamm Osborne. The ledger contains accounts of an assortment of general store goods from perishables such as food and candles to durable goods such as tools and carriages. There are Osborne family deeds, land contracts and letters about family matters and debt (1808-89). There are early nineteenth century state bank script from Louisiana, Virginia, and North Carolina. There are land indentures and legal...
Dates: 1761-1982
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Margaret B. Ballard, Compiler, Monroe County Historical Papers and Other Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2537
Overview Papers of Dr. Margaret Byrnside Ballard (1900-1991), regarding the history of Monroe County, West Virginia, and the Ballard family. As a genealogist and author of local history, she was an avid collector of the historical materials contained in this collection, most of which relate to her family and Monroe County. The collection includes personal papers, business records, historical and genealogical research material, scrapbooks, bibles, memorabilia, artifacts, photographs, broadsides,...
Dates: 1783-1991, 2021, undated; Majority of material found within ca. 1910-1970
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Marmaduke Dent Ledgers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0733
Overview

Daybooks for the practice of Dr. Marmaduke Dent (1801-1880), a physician in Monongalia County, and for a general store in Granville.

Dates: 1855-1891
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Monongalia County Historical Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3582
Scope and Contents Collection of records mostly relating to the history of Monongalia County, West Virginia. Over 300 historical photographs in this collection are available through the "digital material" link. Series include: 1) American Bicentennial Records; 2) Artifacts; 3) Books; 4) Burial Records of Monongalia County Servicemen; 5) Church Records; 6) Club Records; 7) Coal Industry Records; 8) Education Records; 9) Genealogy...
Dates: 1792-1982; Majority of material found within 1878-1976
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Morris & Younginger, General Store Business Ledgers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2582
Overview

Two business ledgers of an early general merchandise store located at Mt. Morris, PA. In the earlier ledger, dated Oct. 24, 1851-May 31, 1855, the business was probably owned by L.A. Morris and E.F. Morris. The second ledger dates ca. 1877-1913. By 1913 the store was known as Morris & Younginger. The names of many residents living along the Mason-Dixon Line and Upper Monongalia County, WV, appear in the two ledgers.

Dates: 1851-1913
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Mullen Family Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1465
Overview Correspondence, bills, receipts, and memoranda books of Gordon, Gordon, Jr., Jacob, George H., and Mrs. F.R. Mullen of Charleston. Subjects include farming operations; the management of a small store in Kanawha County, West Virginia; Barboursville College; and the State Free Silver Headquarters. The collection includes letterheads, business cards, and calendars of Charleston mercantile establishments, ca.1877-1914; and some Ku Klux Klan papers, 1928, of Dr. A.G. Mullen of Galesburg,...
Dates: 1841, 1865-1932
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Papers regarding Early Settlers of Aurora in Preston County

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0728
Scope and Contents

Account books, and legal, business, and personal papers of some early settlers at Aurora, Preston County, West Virginia. There are records of a tannery, blacksmith shop, a general merchandise store, and a sawmill, as well as deeds and subscription lists for the Lutheran and German Reformed churches. Also included in the papers are land surveys, wills, deeds, plats, school notebooks, tax receipts, and other items.

Dates: 1788-1943 and undated ; Majority of material found within 1820-1916
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Peter Larew Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1603
Overview Papers of a pioneer Monroe County family, including a manuscript ciphering book, 1790, a diary of a journey to southwestern Ohio, 1810, a manuscript militia manual and company roster, and various business, church, and legal papers of county militia captain, Peter Larew. The papers of his son, John M., include a general merchandise account book, the estate papers, and various business and legal documents. The collection also contains a series of letters, 1876-1892, from John Larew's sons in...
Dates: 1790-1892
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Preston County Court Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2578
Overview

The court record volumes of Preston County consisting of tax lists of both land and personal property, justice dockets, and circuit court records. There are alien declaration books and voting lists. There are also some private account books notably of a dry goods store, Parks & McGrew.

Dates: 1872-1935
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Reed General Store (Taylor County, W.Va.) Ledgers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1550
Overview Twenty-four ledgers document the operations of the Reed General Store in Boothsville, Taylor County, West Virginia, from 1851 to 1893. These account books contain an inventory of items sold, mainly food products, to identified customers and a record of credit extended to those who were given loans to purchase at the store. The books reflect the organization of the store by Joseph Reed, who along with his uncle, Robert Reed, helped to found and develop this town, in which the family also...
Dates: 1851-1893
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center