Merchants--Virginia--19th century
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
William Tandy Burrus Ledger
Cumberland County, Va. Account Book
Account book of an unknown merchant in the Cumberland County area of Virginia. Some names appear to be from Fluvanna and Albemarle Counties.
Dupuy Account Books
Journals, 1832-1834, of [H. ?] Dupuy, merchant, at Charlotte Court House, Va.
E. T. Pierce Ledgers
Ledger, 1883-1885, of E. T. Pierce, merchant [News Ferry, Halifax County, Va.] who sold tobacco fertilizers.
E. T. Pierce Ledger, I
Ledger and inventory of E. T. Pierce, merchant. The 1870 census suggests Pierce lived near Halifax County, Virginia.
Henry Fairfax Papers
Letters, 1819-1846, to Henry Fairfax, merchant, Dumfries, Prince William County, Va. Most concern money owed to Fairfax. Letter, 1 November 1827, from James Osbourn is written on the back of a printed circular entitled "Proposals for publishing . . .Good News from a Far Country . . . ." Includes letter relating to the hiring of a slave Burwell and another letter concerning the illness of Burwell's wife; and letter, 1828, written by William B. Tyler.
Thaddeus S. Harris Account Books
Three account books of free African American, Thaddeus S. Harris, of Abingdon, Virginia, dated 1855-1861, 1861-1866 and 1868. Goods purchased include items such as tobacco, sardines, cheese, sugar, candy, hair trims and shaves. Some books have an index. Census reports list him as a barber and confectioner.
Harrisonburg, Va. Merchant's Account Book
Ledger, 1858-1859, of an unidentified merchant, of Harrisonburg, Va.
John W. Hunt Account Book
Account book, 1840-1876, of John W. Hunt, merchant, lumberman, and farmer.
Johnson and Nutt Account Book
William Jordan Account Books
4 Account books, 1842-1888, of William Jordan, a blacksmith, merchant, carpenter, and farmer who lived in the vicinity of Rockbridge County, Va.
Merchant's Account Book, Grayson County, Virginia
Journal, 1857-1868, of an unidentified merchant, in or in the vicinity of Grayson County, Va.
Merchant's Journal, Shenandoah Valley
Journal, 1866-1867, of an unidentified merchant in the [Shenandoah Valley, Va. ?] which was entered in a book of printed forms for military reports of military companies of the Confederate States Army.
Reedsville, Va. Merchant's Journal
Journal, 1838, of an unidentified merchant at Reedsville, [Northumberland Co., Va.]
Samuel B. Finley Account Books
Two ledgers, two journals and a daybook, 1802-1859, of Samuel B. Finley, merchant, of Lexington, Va. Ledger "B" (MsV Ame29) contains accounts concerning the estate of John Tate (Samuel Finley, executor); daybook (MsV Ame 31) contains an inventory , 1813, of goods put into partnership with William Shields and A. Shields and a manuscript arithmetic copybook, 1832; and ledger, 1842-1842 (MsV Ame33) contains notes, 1851-1867, concerning a fruit orchard.