Grafton County, New Hampshire, General Store Daybook
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a single daybook maintained by the proprietor of an unidentified mid 19th-century general mercantile store, likely conducting business in Grafton County, New Hampshire. While most of the sales are to individual customers, a number are to "Mn. [Maine?] Lumber Company" and several camps (probably logging camps). The entries note sales of foodstuffs, tobacco, and hardware items. Inserted in the daybook is a letter addressed to Ralph C. Stephenson of Kittery, Maine, from G. Wm. Pickering of Bangor, regarding stock shares. The letter seems to have no direct connection to the daybook. (Identification of the daybook's origin was determined through searches of the 1850 and 1860 censuses against names of customers appearing in the daybook.)
Dates
- 1856
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Abstract
This collection includes a daybook maintained by an unidentified mid 19th-century general mercantile store, likely conducting business in Grafton County, New Hampshire. Entries record sales of foodstuffs, tobacco, and hardware items.
Source of Acquisition
The Grafton County, New Hampshire, General Store Daybook was purchased by Special Collections in 1988.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Grafton County, New Hampshire, General Store Daybook by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing and description of the Grafton County, New Hampshire, General Store Daybook commenced and was completed in October 2017.
- Title
- Grafton County, New Hampshire, General Store Daybook, 1856
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John M. Jackson, Archivist
- Date
- 2017 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu