B and H Sales Book
MC 00302
Special Collections Research Center
Book
0.5 Linear feet
January 1, 1887 - April 1, 1887
This account book covers the period from January through March, 1887. It contains a record of transactions made in a drygoods store in Wilson, North Carolina. The store was owned by Thomas Jefferson Hadley and Alpheus Branch, founder of the BB and T bank.
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1 v., 720 p., 24 centimeters
Breitkopf & Hartel.
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Acquistions Information
Purchased from Chapel Hill Rare Books in 11/2000.
Provenance
Book plate from the Library of Hugh Buckner Johnston, dated 1985.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], B and H Sales Book, MC 00302, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Historical Note
Alpheus Branch was the founder of the
Branch Banking and Trust Company (
BB and T). He was born in
Hallifax County, North Carolina, and relocated to
Wilson to attend
Deems Military Academy. He married
Nannie Barnes, the daughter of General
Joshua Barnes, one of Wilson's founders.
Upon settling in Wilson after the Civil War, Branch entered into a partnership with
Thomas Jefferson Hadley, thereby establishing a mercantile business known as
B and H. Branch and Hadley also ventured into the banking business in the 1870s, and continued their association until Branch purchased Hadley's shares in 1887.
Branch died on January 3, 1893.
Scope and Content Note
The
B and H Company was owned by
Alpheus Branch and
Thomas J. Hadley of
Wilson, North Carolina. This 720-page sales book covers the period from January 1 - April 1, 1887. Each entry includes the name of the customer, names of the items purchased and their quantities, their cost, and the date purchased. Products sold ranged from livestock to household goods to foodstuff.
Branch, Alpheus
Hadley, Thomas J.
Johnston, Hugh Buckner
Account books--North Carolina
Dry-goods--North Carolina
General stores--North Carolina
Wilson (N.C.)--Commerce