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Merchants--Virginia--History--19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 123 Collections and/or Records:

Gideon King Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame78
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1803-1806, with loose papers, 1839-1861, belonging to Gideon King and to Gideon King Stanley.

Dates: 1803-1861; Majority of material found in 1803-1806

Ledger for Sale of Bacon, Lard, and Tobacco

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00095
Scope and Contents

Large 19 x 13.5 inch leather bound ledger that records the sale of mostly bacon and lard, but also includes whiskey, brandy, tobacco, and other items.  Sale account locations include Smithfield, New Kent County, Richmond, Caroline County, Goochland, and Southampton.  There is also account of dealings with merchants in Baltimore, Maryland and Boston, Massachusetts.  Creator of the ledger is not discernable.

Dates: 1825- 1828

Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame25u
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1853-1854, of an unidentified merchant in or near Fauquier County, Va.

Dates: 1853-1854

Lexington Newsletter and Western Virginia Telegraph Subscription Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Su1
Scope and Contents

Record, 1818-1819, of newspaper subscriptions including The Lexington (Virginia) Newsletter and Western Virginia Telegraph, and The Staunton (Virginia) Republic. The volume was also used as a ledger, 1818-1825, by an unidentified merchant, Lexington, Virginia.

Dates: 1818-1825

Lexington, Va. Merchant's Inventory

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame19u
Scope and Contents

Inventory, 1838-1839, of general merchandise taken by an unknown merchant of Lexington, Va.

Dates: 1838-1839

Lexington, Va. Merchant's Journal

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame15u Oversize
Scope and Contents

Journal, 1834, of an unidentified merchant of Lexington, Va.

Dates: 1834

Luttrell-Cooke Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 L97
Scope and Contents Personal papers and business accounts; 1820-1900; of the Luttrell and Cooke families of Rappahannock and Culpeper Counties. Includes correspondence (personal and business) between Luttrell and Cooke families, the Garth family, Ficklen family, and family in West Virginia. Papers discuss Buchanan's inauguration, Sons of Temperance, and the difficulties of a doctor trying to establish a practice at Bridgewater, Va. Also includes letters; 1853-1859; from family in Missouri which discuss living...
Dates: 1820-1900

M. J. Meyerhoeffer Journals

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ast1-MsV Ast2
Scope and Contents

Journal, 1858-1862. of M. J. Meyerhoeffer, Meyerhoeffer's Store, Rockingham County, Va.

Dates: 1858-1862

Mathew M. Harrison Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame49
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1846-1856, of M[athew] M. Harrison, merchant, of [Brunswick Co, Va.] which includes accounts with McIlwaine, Brownley & Co.

Dates: 1846-1856

J. K. Mauzy Account Books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame86-88
Scope and Contents

Account books, 1878-1884, of J. K. Mauzy, merchant of Spartapolis, Rockingham County, Va.

Dates: 1878-1884

Meat Merchant's Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame M1
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1858-1872, of an unidentified meat merchant which includes manuscript music, household accounts (concerning washing, ironing, clothes, and flour), household inventories, and includes the notation "all bacon taken by the Yankees." (March 13 [1865]).

Dates: 1858-1872

Merchant's Account Book, Pottiesville, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame10u Oversize
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1829-1832, used as an invoice book and ledger, by an unidentified merchant at Pottiesville, Louisa County, Va.

Dates: 1829-1832

Merchant's Account Book, Gloucester County, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame12u
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1830-1836, of an unidentified merchant, [Gloucester County, Va. ?], which includes accounts with members of the Taliaferro family.

Dates: 1830-1836

Merchant's Account Book, Shenandoah Valley

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame23u
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1848-1851, of an unidentified merchant, probably in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

Dates: 1848-1851

Merchant's Invoice Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame14u
Scope and Contents

Invoice book, 1831-1834, of an unidentified merchant, of [Louisa County Va.?]

Dates: 1831-1834

Merchant's Ledger, VI

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame46u
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1884-1885, of an unidentified merchant [possibly of Fluvanna County, Va.].

Dates: 1884-1885

Merchant's Ledger, Fauquier County, VIrginia

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame24u
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1852-1853, of an unidentified merchant in or near Fauquier County, Va. which has additional entries, 1872-1873.

Dates: 1852-1873; Majority of material found in 1852-1853, 1872-1873

Merchant's Ledger, V

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame45u
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1876-1884, of an unidentified merchant, [possibly of Fluvanna County, Va.]

Dates: 1876-1884

Merchant's Ledger, VII

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame47u
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1884-1892, of an unidentified merchant, possibly of [Fluvanna County, Va.]

Dates: 1884-1892

Merchant's Ledger, Buckingham County, Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame49u Oversize
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1883-1889, of an unidentified merchant, probably, of Buckingham County, Va.

Dates: 1883-1888

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

Mt. Solon, Va. Merchant's Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame35u
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1861-1865, of an unidentified merchant at [Mt. Solon, Augusta County, Va.]

Dates: 1861-1865

Cornelius Nash Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 N17
Scope and Contents

Letter, 8 Aug[us]t 1818, from James Tatum, n.p., to Cornelius Nash, n.p., concerning money; accounts, 1808-1809, of Cornelius Nash with William Smith; and account, 1830, for goods bought by D. Nash & Co.

Dates: 1808-1830

P. Vick & Co. Journal

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. MsV Ame121 Oversize
Scope and Contents

Journal, 1860-1862, of P. Vick & Co., merchants, Franklin Depot [now Franklin], Va.

Dates: 1860-1862

Samuel Paul Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 P28
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1828-1886, of Samuel Paul, merchants of Mt. Solon, Va. and who served as Augusta County, Va. Sheriff, 1866-1869, and Treasurer, 1870-1882. Includes correspondence with merchants in Richmond and Staunton, Va., Baltimore, Md. and Philadelphia, Pa.; receipts; legal agreements; tax records; business and animal licenses; and instructions given to county officials from state officials. Collection also includes scrapbooks, [post 1850]-1886, kept by Araminta G. Paul and Blanche Paul.

Dates: 1828-1886