Preferred Citation:

Cole Shop Ledger, 1950, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Williamsburg Historical Records Association.

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Brooks, Carol
• Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va.)
• General stores--Virginia
• Williamsburg Area Historical Society (Williamsburg, Va.)