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| Abstract | John N. Baughman was a general store owner, tinner, scrivener, and postmaster who lived in Baughman Settlement in Hardy County, W. Va. The collection consists of an account book and its enclosures relating to John N. Baughman's general store. The account book lists the purchases of and payments for items from the store, as well as other expenditures and purchases, including labor and money-lending. Each purchase is listed under the purchaser's personal account. The book records the sale of a wide range of merchandise, including food, spices, clothing, hardware, medicines, candy, textiles, writing supplies, books, firearms and ammunition, farming implements, and other goods. It also lists charges for Baughman's and his children's labor, including performing farming tasks; providing veterinary services; constructing coffins; loaning and boarding livestock; writing deeds and other agreements; and, most frequently, making and repairing tin items. Baughman also appears to have led a singing-school, and the account book records the charges for subscriptions to the school, as well as charges for musical instrument parts and sheet music. In addition to listing the purchases of goods and labor and cash loans, the account book records the repayment of these debts using cash, goods, and labor. The book also notes charging and accepting payment for certain transactions in Confederate currency, as well as the adjustment of a debt by converting it from Confederate currency to United States currency following the end of the Civil War. The book also labels certain debts as being referred to the constable for resolution, and lists debts paid and incurred by "rafling" and other forms of gambling. Finally, the book provides information about the events occuring in the town as a context for goods purchased or money owed, such as camp meetings, executions, and shooting matches. Enclosures consist of notes, including promissory notes, statements of obligation, contracts, records of hired labor and the purchase and loan of livestock, penmanship practice, lists of household expenses, letters from creditors and debtors, and a letter from an emigrant to Ohio, among other materials. Also included is a label used during the book's exhibition at a county fair. |
| Creator | Baughman, John N., 1821-1894. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Biographical Information
John N. Baughman (1821-1894) was a general store owner, tinner, scrivener, and postmaster who lived in Baughman Settlement in Hardy County, W. Va.
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The collection consists of an account book and its enclosures relating to John N. Baughman's general store. The account book lists the purchases of and payments for items from the store, as well as other expenditures and purchases, including labor and money-lending. Each purchase is listed under the purchaser's personal account.
The book records the sale of a wide range of merchandise, including food, spices, clothing, hardware, medicines, candy, textiles, writing supplies, books, firearms and ammunition, farming implements, and other goods. It also lists charges for Baughman's and his children's labor, including performing farming tasks; providing veterinary services; constructing coffins; loaning and boarding livestock; writing deeds and other agreements; and most frequently, making and repairing tin items. Baughman also appears to have led a singing-school, and the account book records the charges of subscriptions to the school, as well as charges for musical instrument parts and sheet music.
In addition to listing the purchases of goods and labor and cash loans, the account book records the repayment of these debts using cash, goods, and labor. The book also notes charging and accepting payment for certain transactions in Confederate currency, as well as the adjustment of a debt by converting it from Confederate currency to United States currency following the end of the Civil War. The book also labels certain debts as being referred to the constable for resolution, and lists debts paid and incurred by "rafling" and other forms of gambling. Finally, the book provides information about the events occuring in the town as a context for goods purchased or money owed, such as camp meetings, executions, and shooting matches.
Enclosures consist of notes written at the time the book was in use, including promissory notes, statements of obligation (IOUs), contracts, records of hired labor and the purchase and loan of livestock, penmanship practice, lists of household expenses, letters from creditors and debtors, and a letter from an emigrant to Ohio, among other materials. Also included is a label used during the book's exhibition at a county fair.
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John N. Baughman Account Book, 1848-1868.
| Oversize Volume SV-5416/1 |
Account Book, 1848-1868 |
| Folder 1 |
Enclosures |
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