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Blacksmiths--1860-1870

 Subject
Subject Source: Lctgm

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John A. Cave Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00671
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a ledger that once belonged to John A Cave, a Blacksmith in Page County, Virginia. The entries primarily deal with Cave's accounts with Joshua Buracker from 1858 through 1861. Some of the items listed include shoes, shovels, and nails.

Dates: 1858-1867

Thomas K. McCutchans Ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00151
Scope and Contents This collection consists of two ledgers kept by Thomas K. McCutchans, a blacksmith in Rockbridge, VA. The first ledger, from 1852-1867, lists the names of people McCutchans has accounts with and mostly deals with the purchases of household goods. Most of the pages are either blank or have been ripped out of the ledger. The second ledger, from 1866-1888, contains an index to all the accounts in the ledger, and most of the accounts are for household goods but there are some for spokes,...
Dates: 1852-1888; Majority of material found in 1860-1875