A snapshot from the 1929 Malachi Bissette General Store ledger
A new batch of materials from Braswell Memorial Library in Rocky Mount, N.C. is now online and available on DigitalNC. This collection contains several day books and ledgers, as well as a school yearbook and a school assignment dating back to 1913.
The four day books are all accounting ledgers from the Malachi Bissette General Store run by I. H. Eatman in Bailey, N.C. in Nash County. Looking through them, it is easy to see regular customers visiting the store for the things they need, giving us a glimpse of what life was like in Nash County at that time. Dating from 1928 to 1932, these ledgers were extremely well kept and exact. They include information about who came into the store, what they purchased, and how much items cost. For example, in 1929, a notebook and paper cost 15 cents, and a shirt cost 2 dollars.
The other documents in this batch include a school assignment from 1913. Completed by Leonard Morton, he wrote about where he lived, the date, and the weather. Also included is Morton’s yearbook for the year 1919-1920 from Rocky Mount High School, as well as assorted documents, like copies of dues payments to local organizations. These present a very interesting look at what schooling was like around a hundred years ago.
Follow the links below to browse the items included in this batch:
- Rocky Mount High School School Days Handbook
- 1913 School Assignment
- 1928 Malachi Bissette General Store Blank Book Ledger
- 1929 Malachi Bissette General Store Day Book
- 1930 Malachi Bissette General Store Ledger
- 1932 Malachi Bissette General Store Double Entry Ledger
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