Merchants--Virginia--History--19th century
Found in 123 Collections and/or Records:
Benjamin Pennybacker Daybook
Kept by a merchant [of Rockingham County, Va. ?]. Mentions laborers at work, Shenandoah River Company stock and the hire of slaves.
William K. Perrin Papers
Philip A. Machir Journal
Journal, 1848-1851, of Philip A. Machir, merchant of Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Va.
Pollard & Martin Accounts
Accounts, 1790-1791, of Pollard & Martin, merchants, of Amherst County, Va. which also includes a ledger, 1785-1790, of an unidentified merchant.
Pottiesville, Va. Merchant's Day Book
Daybook, 1834-1835, of an unidentified merchant, at Pottiesville [Louisa County ?] Va.
William P. Poythress Papers
Papers, 1885-1910, of William P. Poythress. Includes correspondence and accounts of his wholesale and retail apothecary business of W. P. Poythress & Co., Richmond, Va.
Rappahannock W. Mills Co. Journal, 1895-1905
Journal, 1895-1905, of Samuel Mill and the Rapp[ahannoc]k W. Mills Co., merchants, probably in Rappahannock County, Va.
L. S. Rhodes & Sons Papers
Papers, 1886-1923, of L. S. Rhodes and Sons, Linnville, Rockingham County, Va. Chiefly accounts with suppliers, local producers, manufacturers, and wholesale houses, but including bank statements, canceled checks, tax and license receipts. Consists of 5,810 items and about 100 manuscript volumes.
The ledgers are stored off-site and require a 72 hour notice for retrieval.
Rhodes & Speck Account Books
Journals (A and B) and daybooks (C and D), 1888-1893, of Rhodes & Speck, merchants, of Athens and Edom, [Rockingham County], Va.
Richard N. Johnson Journal
Journal, 1837-1849, of Richard N. Johnson, merchant, of [Fauquier County, Va. ?]
William Richmond Papers
Papers, 1867-1872, of William Richmond, Yokum Station, Lee County, Va. Includes letters, 1867-1869, written to William Richmond, Yokum Station, Lee County, Va. by merchants in Baltimore, Md. and Philadelphia, Pa. concerning Richmond's produce including eggs and ginseng; price lists, 1867-1872; and bills of lading.
Robert H. Isbell Journal
Journal, 1832-1833, of Robert H. Isbell, merchant, of Louisa County, Va.
Rockingham County, Va. Journal
Journal, 1867-1869, of an unidentified merchant, of McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Va. 487 p. : bound volume ; 39 cm.
Rockingham County, Va. Merchants' Journal
Journal, 1868, of an unidentified merchant at Waverlie, Rockingham County, Va. which includes the 1872 journal of another unidentified merchant.
Rockingham County, Va. Merchant's Ledger
Ledger, 1865-1867, of an unidentified merchant in northern Rockingham County, Va.
Edward A. Russell Papers
Letters, 1821-1822, written to Edward Augustus Russell, merchant of Petersburg, Va. by merchants in Richmond, Va. and Providence, R. I. discussing prices, shipping schedules, and economic conditions. Also includes account for a pair of card tables, a safe, china and "one Negro woman, Lilly."
S. H. Coffman & Co. Ledger and Commonplace Book
Ledger, 1838-1840, of S. H. Coffman & Co., Rifesville, Rockingham County, Va., which includes a journal, 1842; invoice, 1844; and recipes for dyeing wool and cotton. The volume was later used as a commonplace book by Jacob Lineweaver and others and as a child's handwriting copybook.
Samuel D. Morton and Co. Account Books
Account books, 1826-1891, of Samuel D. Morton and of Samuel D. Morton and Co. merchants, of Charlotte County [Va.]. One volume, MsV Ame96, contains a genealogy of the Elliott family.
Scrapbook and Account Book (Clarke County, Va.)
Scrapbook, ca. 1860-1863, of an unidentified person pasted into the journal (account book), 1825-1829, of an unidentified merchant of Battletown [later Berryville, Clarke County, Va.] There are also loose papers, 1838-1893.
Scrapbook, X
Scrapbook, circa 1860-1880, of an unidentified person containing newspaper clipping pasted into a journal (account book), 1858-1859, of an unidentified merchants at Fifesville, Goochland County, Virginia.
Scrapbook (Portsmouth, Va.)
Scrapbook, 1854-1887, of an unidentified person containing newspaper clippings. The volume includes a handwritten note about the evacuation of Portsmouth, Virginiaa. and Norfolk, Virginia in 1862. The clippings were pasted over a journal (account book), of Cocke and Brothers, merchants, Portsmouth, Virginia.
Sheldon Business Papers and Accounts
Shepherd & Patton Papers
Daniel G. Smith Journal
Journal, 1853-1857, of Daniel G. Smith, merchant, of Leesburg, Va., which includes a list of slaves with a record of provisions and shoes; sketch of lime kiln; recipes; and medical cures.
Sprinkel Family Papers
Papers, 1861-1887, of the Sprinkel family of Harrisonburg, Virginiaa. Includes letters, 1870-1887, of Charles A. Sprinkel, his wife Sallie Sprinkel, and his sons C. Carter Sprinkel and Walter Nelson Sprinkel as well as letters of C. A. Sprinkel & Co., Harrisonburg, dealers in agricultural implements; and accounts of Sprinkel & Bowman, Harrisonburg. Several letters concern attempted settlement of a tobacco claim.