C. S. Jones mercantile ledger, MSS.0248

Abstract: Ledger of this Talladega County, Alabama, general storeScope and Content Note: The collection contains a ledger from the C.S. Jones Mercantile of Talladega, Alabama, from 1876 to 1881.Biographical/Historical Note: A mercantile store, also known as a general or general merchandise store, is generally a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general goods