| Scope and content |
This ledger (1886-1903) contains accounts for a general store in Bethel, N.C., owned by Guilford Andrews, one of the town commissioners who incorporated Bethel in 1873. Loose papers (mostly concerning Guilford Andrews in Pitt County) found in the ledger are land records (1879-1887), insurance policies (1875, 1882), tax receipts (1880-1898), receipts and bills of lading (1880-1884, 1900), a license to sell liquor (1877), business correspondence (1884) and accounts. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Guilford Andrews Ledger (#1218), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Ms. Sloan S. Mason. |
| Biographical note | Guilford Andrews (1839-1913) of Pitt County, N.C. was a merchant goods store owner, local politician, and the first mayor of the town of Bethel, N.C. He married Cinderella Briley and was the father of five children. |
