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James M. Blanks and Company Account Book
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2004.33
Scope and Contents
Account book of James M. Blanks and Company of Clarkesville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Account Book cover is in fragile condition and the ink in the interior is faded due to water damage. James M. Blanks sold textbooks and a list of these textbooks has been placed with the account book along with a list of some of the other items sold. Some names mentioned: Dr. William G. DeGraffenreid Dr. William S. Easley David Shelton...
Dates:
1854-1855
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
James Hendrick Account Book
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ab20 Oversize
Scope and Contents
Account book, 1831-1834, of James Hendrick, blacksmith, of Palmer Springs (Mecklenburg County, Va.).
Dates:
1831-1834
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Henry Bedinger Account Book
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame4 Oversize
Scope and Contents
Journal, 1794-1840, of Henry Bedinger, merchant of Mecklenburg County, Virginia (?)] and of Shepherdstown, Martinsburg, and Berkeley County, West Virginia.
Dates:
1794-1840
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Joseph C. Farrar Medical Ledgers
Collection
Identifier: SC 00035
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two ledgers belonging to Joseph C. Farrar, a doctor in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. The first ledger includes accounts from 1848-1849 while the second ledger includes accounts from 1856-1861. The ledgers contain lists of patients, treatments and prices, and expenditures, as well as entries for both enslaved persons and "free persons of color" who were treated. The 1856-1861 ledger was partially used by an unknown prior owner in 1852-1853, most likely...
Dates:
1848-1861
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Smith-Walker Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 Sm8
Scope and Contents
This collection of 3,098 pieces, dated about 1764-1916, consists of papers of a family of Smiths who lived at Smith's Cross Roads, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and the Walker family who lived at Brunswick County, Virginia. Most of the papers are dated about 1860-1900. Some of the more interesting works include the following: A letter concerning news of the State Legislature (Va.), amending laws regarding transporting slaves across state lines, dated 28 Dec. 1806. A...
Dates:
1764-1916
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center