Letters, 1835-1859, written to Robert Blackwell "Brickland," Lochleven, Lunenburg County, Virginia from relatives in Tennessee and Texas; and business records of the Blackwell family mill, tanyard, store and farm. Includes papers relating to the lawsuit of Blackwell and Featherston v. Hawthorne; and a letter, 30 November 1847, from Upton E. Hardy to his guardian Robert Blackwell asking permission to leave because of his illness and discussing Benjamin Stoddert Ewell's advice to him.

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

Daybooks, 1853-1899, of William T. Downs, tanner of Wardensville, Hardy County, West Virginia and Port Republic, Rockingham County, Virginia.

Ledger, 1859-1861, of G. H. Dinges, harnessmaker, Mt. Crawford, Rockingham County, Virginia.

Journal, 1801-1810, of James Bailey, leather goods dealer, Lexington, Virginia.

Ledger, 1813-1826, of John Cyrus Letcher, leather craftsman of Lexington, Virginia.

Ledger of Jacob Rush, tanner, of Rockingham County, Virginia, 1825-1864. 137 double pages. 12 3/4 x 8 1/2.

Note:  The book also contains rough drafts of several legal papers.

See also Jacob A. Rush Papers (Mss. 39.2 R89) and [Jacob Rush?] Account Book (Mss. MsV Add151), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Ledger, 1887-1892, of S. A. Dunlop and Co., tanners and leatherworkers, Mt. Solon, Augusta County, Virginia.

Journal, 1862-1863, of an unidentified tanner of Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Journal, 1849-1855, of an unidentified tanner in Mt. Solon, Augusta County, Virginia] Va.