| MS 034 | |
| AUTHOR : | Moore Bros. Dry Goods & Grocery. |
| TITLE : |
Moore Bros. Dry Goods & Grocery store stock book. |
| DATES : | 1873-1884. |
| SIZE : | 1 ledger : 20 x 32 cm. (104 pages) |
| ARRANGEMENT : | Series; Chronological arrangement. |
| CONTENTS : | Stock book contains a listing of merchandise purchased by the Moore Bros. Dry Goods & Grocery store of McKenzie from 1873 to 1884. The bulk of the material relates to the items purchased for stocking the store in 1873. |
| HISTORY : | Moore Bros. Dry Goods & Grocery was founded on September 20, 1872 by the brothers R. B. Moore, J. B. Moore, C. W. Moore and B. P. Moore of Trezevant, Tennessee. The company expanded to the surrounding towns of Christmasville, Sharon, Martin and eventually McKenzie in 1882. In 1883, B. P. Moore merged his store with J. T. Burns and thus formed Moore & Burns Dry Goods. The business was in operation until the late 1940's when it was purchased by Wendol Richardson and remodeled as a clothing store. |
| SUBJECT : | Moore Bros. and Company. Moore & Burns Dry Goods Company. Moore Bros. Dry Goods & Grocery. McKenzie (Tenn.) -- History -- Sources. Trezevant (Tenn.) -- History -- Sources. General stores -- Tennessee -- Trezevant. General stores -- Tennessee -- McKenzie. |
