Content Description

The collection contains 34 black and white photographs taken in 35mm black-and-white film of marine landscapes, taken in Guinea, Virginia, in collaboration with Big Island Aquaculture. The photographs include the owner of Aquaculture, Cathy Vogt, her husband Bruce, their son Daniel (manager of the farm), and their employees, Robert and Kate. The photographs depict fishing boats, oysters, as well as family and employees working on boats.

Scope and Contents This collection contains papers of the Jerdone family, 1753- (1771-1845) -1890. It includes letters, letterbooks, and account books of immigrant Francis Jerdone (1721-1771), Scottish factor who lived in Hanover County, Yorktown and Louisa County, Virginia, and letters of his wife, Sarah (Macon) Jerdone. Most of the collection consists of letters, accounts, and diaries of the next two generations of members of the Jerdone family including Francis Jerdone (1756-1841), planter of...