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Shenandoah County (Va.)--History--19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

Benjamin F. Graves Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Aa5
Scope and Contents

Book containing accounts, 1857, of Benjamin F. Graves, relative to the settlement of the estate of his father, James T. Graves, probably of Shenandoah County, Va.

Dates: 1857

G. A. Brown Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Am2
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1861-1866, of Dr. G. A. Brown which includes account book, 1865-1868, of Brown and Crawford, physicians, Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Va. The volume contains a record, 1860-1861, of shipments made by E. M. Armstrong, commission merchants.

Dates: 1861-1868

Henry R. Browning Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Aa13
Scope and Contents

Appraisement, 1837, of the personal property of [the estate of] Henry R. Browning of [Shenandoah County, Va. ?]

Dates: 1837

Caleb Chandler Journal

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ata2
Scope and Contents

Journal, 1860-1863, of Caleb Chandler, tanner, Strasburg [Shenandoah County, Va.]

Dates: 1860-1863

David Crawford Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Adi1 Oversize
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1813-1818, of David Crawford, distiller, of Shenandoah County, Va.

Dates: 1813-1818

David Crawford Record Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV T5 Oversize
Scope and Contents

Records, 1814-1815, of David Crawford, [U. S.] deputy collector of revenue in Shenandoah County, Va. for the eighth collection district of Virginia. The volume includes abstracts of duties on licences granted for distilleries; duties on retailers of wine, liquors and foreign merchandise; duties on sales at auction; and duties on carriages.

Dates: 1814-1815

Dinges' Meat Shop Day Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ab33
Scope and Contents

Day book, 1826-1827, of Dinges' Meat Shop, Shenandoah County, Va.

Dates: 1826-1827

Abraham Grove Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ap16
Scope and Contents Account book of Abraham Grove of Shenandoah, Virginia. He appears to be a woodworker with entries for making a wheelbarrow, a wagon, a rake and work done on houses.  Also has entries for his own purchases. Index by first names included.On page 165, he has entered births, deaths and marriages, summarized:  Abraham Grove and Elisabeth Coffman married December 5, 1815, son John born November 16, 1816, Polly born February 7, 1818, Isaac born Jan. 13, 1820, Eliza Ann born November 8,...
Dates: 1815-1850

H. J. Grove Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ap17
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1828-1838, of H. J. Grove, of Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Dates: 1828-1838

Henkel Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 H38
Scope and Contents Correspondence, papers, and ledgers of the Rev. Paul Henkel (1754-1825), who was a Lutheran missionary, and David Henkel, Ambrose Henkel, and Solomon Henkel of New Market, Shenandoah Co., Va. Includes woodcuts and watercolor sketches, Ambrose Henkel's account ledger (1807-1813), notebooks on the study of Hebrew, memorandum book, indentures, certificates, and other. Topics include Lutheranism, printing, Shenandoah County, immigration, merchants, and education. Mss poem with a hand...
Dates: 1783-1874

Henry N. Kagey Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame76
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1834-1871, of Henry N. Kagey, merchant, at or near New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia, including pages used as a ledger, 1832-1840, by George M. Pennybacker, Rockingham County, Virginia.

Dates: 1832-1871

Henry Prince Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ab4
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1837-1841, of Henry Prince, a barber. Henry Prince was on the 1840 Shenanadoah County, Virginia Census as a free black.

Dates: 1837-1841

Lambert-Sheetz Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. 65 L18
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1814-1907, of the Lambert and Sheetz families of Augusta and Shenandoah counties. Include papers of Daniel H. Lambert, Staunton, Va. including his orders as a conscript in the Confederate Army in 1864 and his Oath of Allegiance to the United States in July 1865. Also include letters received by James and Joseph L. Sheetz, Woodstock, Shenandoah County and a single page extra newspaper issued by The Valley Virginian at the time of the riot, 3 November 1883,in Danville, Va.

Dates: 1818-1907

Benjamin Layman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 L45
Scope and Contents

Accounts, 1752-1786, of Benjamin Layman, Shenandoah County, Va.; and accounts, 1788-1815, concerning Layman's estate kept by Godfrey Wilkin, his executor.

Dates: 1752-1815

Ledger (New Market, Virginia)

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00167
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1880-1881, of an unidentified merchant from New Market, Virginia. Goods sold include plows, eggs, sugar, wool, crackers, shoes, gingham, and other related items.

Dates: 1880-1881

Liberty Furnace (Shenandoah County, Va.) Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Afu7
Overview

Time book, 1853-1863, of Liberty Furnace, Shenandoah County, Va. Includes accounts with laborers.

Dates: 1853-1854

Andrew Lindamood Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 L64
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1768-1817, of Andrew Lindamood, Shenandoah County, Va. Includes accounts and a deed, 18 August 1789, signed by Beverley Randolph, governor of Virginia, granting land in Shenandoah County.

Dates: 1768-1817

B. G. Manor Letter Copybook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Cp7
Scope and Contents

Letter copybook, 1893-1894, of B. G. Manor, grist miller, of New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Dates: 1893-1894

William McCord Account Book, 1837

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ad100
Scope and Contents

Kept as executor of estate of Henry R. Browning of Shenandoah County, Virginia. Probably lists effects of Browning and their buyers.

Dates: 1837

A. Miley Journal

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame91 Oversize
Scope and Contents

Journal, 1843-1845, of A. Miley, merchant of Saumsville, Shenandoah County, Va.

Dates: 1843-1845

Moore and Kerlin Store Records, 1814-1920

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2011.408
Scope and Contents Records circa 1820-1920 of a store in Shenandoah County, Virginia near Forestville run by the Moore and Kerlin families.  This store consisted of a general merchandise store, a blacksmith shop, post office that ran 1841-1859, and a mill.  Earlier ledgers suggest that the store was started by Adam Miller and later sold to the Moore family.  The Moore and Kerlin families are connected through marriage.  Records include store accounts of purchases and credits, receipts, broadsides, and...
Dates: 1814-1920

New Shenandoah Company Account Books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV An1-2
Scope and Contents

Account books, 1815-1860, of the New Shenandoah Company, Port Republic, Rockingham County, Va. which was organized to open the Shenandoah River and its branches to navigation. Includes loose papers and some correspondence concerning David Stickley and Daniel Stickley.

Dates: 1815-1860

Walter Newman Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ami G12
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1862-1870, of Walter Newman, of New Market, Shenandoah County, Va. which contains grist mill accounts.

Dates: 1862-1871

Philip A. Machir Journal

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame85 Oversize
Scope and Contents

Journal, 1848-1851, of Philip A. Machir, merchant of Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Va.

Dates: 1848-1851

Quaker Meeting Roll Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ch13
Scope and Contents

Roll book, possibly 1820-1860 of a Quaker meeting, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

Dates: 1820-1860