General stores

Scope and Contents This collection consists primarily of ledgers and daybooks that detail the daily operation of Hudson's General Store in Stroud, Alabama. The daybooks record transactions by date with crop information on the last few pages, while the ledgers document activity for individual accounts over a period of time. These individual account ledgers open with an alphabetical list of accounts and the page number on which account details are recorded. There is also one cash book with financial details for...

Scope and Contents This collection contains ledgers, daybooks, memorandum and cash books from Macon County (later Lee County) community of Loachapoka. Most items appear to be from L. T. Wimberly and Company General Store. Other items are labeled Brooks Carlisle, J. T. Bailey, and Cole and Webb. A post office cash book, kept by postmasters John Daly and Thomas D. Ligon (July 31, 1871 - October 22, 1875), is also included. This is a valuable source of information about the economic life of rural Alabama...