This collection contains records of the Virginia Brewery and the Gilbert Brewery, including notebooks (1900-1918) recording barrels of beer sold; a brewer's book (1867-1872) of material used and beer made; a cash book (1898); daybooks (1864-1901); Internal Revenue records of fermented liquor made and sold (1869-1916) and registers of purchase of ingredients (1869-1914); a journal (1866-1869); ledgers (1866-1889); a malt account notebook (1882-1904); and a bond (1886) for Henry S. Gilbert's sale of the Big Chief mining claim.