1 50 1 https://omeka-test.library.appstate.edu/files/original/c2da937c1bd5a40bf1912b5d01c53ddb.pdf ab4bfa4442a7e0b70e1ce3a0e6209f46 PDF Text Text ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Taylor and Moore Store Ledger Description An account of the resource The Taylor and Moore Store, operated by Henry Taylor, served the citizens of Valle Crucis, North Carolina in the 1860s to 1870s. It is believed to have been located across the road from the present-day Mast Store. Henry Taylor was a farmer and merchant in Valle Crucis, North Carolina. He was born in 1819 in Davidson County and came to Watauga County in 1849. He married Emaline Mast in 1851, daughter of John Mast of Sugar Grove. The Taylors moved to Valle Crucis and started two country stores, including the one which became Mast Store. In 1861, he co-owned the Taylor and Moore General Store with Martin V. Moore. The items in this collection include the Taylor and Moore Store ledger with materials dating from 1853 to 1917. Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Taylor and Moore Store Ledger, 1853 - 1917 Subject The topic of the resource Taylor and Moore (General store: Valle Crucis, N.C.) General stores -- North Carolina -- Valle Crucis Description An account of the resource The ledger and some loose documents include various advertisements, handwritten notes, cancelled checks, letters, legal documents, and account records (possibly from a day book), dated 1853-1917, and undated. The 616-page ledger documents the business activity of the Taylor and Moore General Store of Valle Crucis, North Carolina, primarily during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, with some early twentieth-century notations as well. Entries indicate payments were made in cash or by bartering goods. Products sold include dry goods, groceries, shoes, and hardware. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://www.collections.library.appstate.edu/findingaids/ac410">Guide to the Taylor and Moore Ledger, 1853-1917</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1853-1917 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This collection is open for use without restrictions. Extent The size or duration of the resource. 669 pages Language A language of the resource English English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Valle Crucis, NC advertisements Civil War Era general store handwritten notes legal documents letters North Carolina Reconstruction Era Taylor and Moore Taylor and Moore General Store of Valle Crucis Valle Crucis