Abstract
An exciting view into the Pennsylvania backcountry can be found in the account ledgers and daybook of the Little Britain General Store, which are housed in the manuscript reading room at the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware. Little Britain, located in central lower Pennsylvania, Lancaster County (modern-day Quarryville), was a hub of activity at the turn of the nineteenth century. Scots-Irish immigrant farmers founded Little Britain Township, and the general store most likely served an area within wagon distance; it was connected, however, to a much wider world.
