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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 25 items) |
Abstract | The collection includes account books from Hanover and York counties, Va., 1727-1775, and from Frederick's Hall Plantation in Louisa County, Va., 1849-1862. The relationship, if any, between the former and the latter is unclear. There is also a letter copybook, 1757-1775, of Major John Snelson, probably a descendant of Elizabeth Snelson (fl. 1727-1728). Snelson wrote chiefly to Edward Harford, Jr., of England about tobacco shipments and imported merchandise. The relationship between this volume and the others is also unclear. Colonial-era merchants represented in ledgers include Colonel John Chisolm (d. 1766), A. Gordon (fl. 1750-1751), and William Montgomery (fl. 1751), all of Hanover County. Activities documented in these ledgers include tobacco sales and mining and mineral export, the daily work of merchants, and importing operations. Activities documented in the antebellum ledgers from Frederick's Hall include lumber production, manufacture and sale of shoes, tobacco production and trade, and merchandizing. There is also some information on wages for slaves and free laborers. Sheet music for an 1854 polka is also included. |
Creator | Frederick's Hall Plantation. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Scott Philyaw, July 1991
Encoded by: ByteManagers Inc., 2008
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, December 2009
This collection was rehoused under the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1992.
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The collection includes account books from Hanover and York counties, Va., 1727-1775, and from Frederick's Hall Plantation in Louisa County, Va., 1849-1862. The relationship, if any, between the former and the latter is unclear. There is also a letter copybook, 1757-1775, of Major John Snelson, probably a descendant of Elizabeth Snelson (fl. 1727-1728). Snelson wrote chiefly to Edward Harford, Jr., of England about tobacco shipments and imported merchandise. The relationship between this volume and the others is also unclear. Colonial-era merchants represented in ledgers include Colonel John Chisolm (d. 1766), A. Gordon (fl. 1750-1751), and William Montgomery (fl. 1751), all of Hanover County. Activities documented in these ledgers include tobacco sales and mining and mineral export, the daily work of merchants, and importing operations. Activities documented in the antebellum ledgers from Frederick's Hall include lumber production, manufacture and sale of shoes, tobacco production and trade, and merchandizing. There is also some information on wages for slaves and free laborers. Sheet music for an 1854 polka is also included. Note: This collection was originally divided into parts A and B. The collection has been rearranged chronologically.
Back to TopChiefly merchandise ledgers, cash books, and inventories from Hanover and York counties, Va. Volumes include several inventories of shipments received, with the name of the ship, its captain, and the date of arrival. Some inventories of individual stores are also included. Merchants represented include Colonel John Chisholm (d. 1766), A. Gordon (fl. 1750-1751), and William Montgomery (fl. 1751), all of Hanover County, Va. Activities documented include tobacco export, mining and mineral export, and the daily work of merchants. Enclosures from these books are in Subseries 1.4.
Folder 1 |
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Volume S-1. Ledger, 1727-1728 (E. Snelson) |
Folder 2 |
Volume 2. Ledger, 1734-1736 |
Folder 3 |
Volume 3. Ledger, 1735-1737 |
Folder 4 |
Volume 4. Ledger, 1735-1738 |
Folder 5-12
Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12 |
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Volume S-5. Ledger, 1738-1741 |
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Volume S-6. Ledger, 1740-1741 |
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Volume S-7. Ledger, 1742-1744 |
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Volume S-8. Ledger, 1750-1756 (A. Gordon) |
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Volume S-9. Ledger, 1752-1755 |
Reel 1-4
Reel 1Reel 2Reel 3Reel 4 |
Microfilm copy of Volumes 1-9 |
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Volume S-10. Ledger, 1754-1756 |
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Volume S-11. Ledger, 1755-1756 |
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Volume S-12. Ledger, 1757-1758 |
John Chiswell (d. October 1766), planter, merchant, and mine operator, was the son of Charles Chiswell (d. 1737). This ledger primarily documents Chiswell's activity as a merchant. It is Chiswell's only ledger in the Frederick's Hall collection. The abstract "John Chiswell's Day Book, an abstract of a Hanover County, Va., Merchandise Day Book, 1751-1757," was compiled by William W. Reynolds, December 1981. Enclosures from this book are in Subseries 1.4.
Folder 13 |
Volume 13. Day book |
Folder 14 |
Volume 14. Abstract |
Letters written from Virginia chiefly about tobacco shipments their prices, quantity and quality--and imported merchandise. There are also occasional mentions of slavery and mining in Virginia. There are very limited references to politics. The majority of letters are to Edward Harford, Jr., of England. Enclosures from this book are in Subseries 1.4.
Folder 15 |
Volume 15. Letter book |
Arrangement: by volume in which found, then chronologically.
Some of the enclosures are from the 19th century, including printed sheet music for the "Love Chase Polka" (by M. Strakosch, 1854).
Folder 16 |
Enclosures |
Chiefly ledger books of Frederick's Hall Plantation.
Overton B. Pettit's merchandise ledger for Waterloo Mills (8 March 1823-29 August 1823), and Frederick's Hall ledgers (1 January 1849-14 May 1850 and 31 December 1849-30 June 1850). Most entries are for common household goods: cloth, molasses, whiskey, bacon, nails, shoes, salt, paper, etc. Many pages are missing from the Frederick's Hall records. The connection between Overton B. Pettit of Waterloo Mills and Frederick's Hall is unclear. Note that there is no volume 16.
Folder 17 |
Volume 17. Pettit ledger, 1823 |
Folder 18-19
Folder 18Folder 19 |
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Volume S-18. Ledger, January 1849-May 1850 |
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Volume S-19. Ledger, December 1849-June 1850 |
Chiefly lumber accounts from the 1850s, presumably from Frederick's Hall. There are also a few pages of merchandise accounts.
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Volume S-20. Lumber account ledger, 1850 |
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Volume S-21. Lumber account ledger, 1851-1852 |
Folder 20-21
Folder 20Folder 21 |
Folder numbers not used |
Folder 22 |
Volume 22. Lumber account ledger, 1853 |
Ledgers for the Frederick's Hall shoe shop. Other entries include labor accounts and cash accounts. Some meal and lime accounts are included.
Folder 23-25
Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25 |
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Volume S-23. Shoe shop ledger, 1856-1858 |
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Volume S-24. Shoe shop ledger, 1857-1858 |
Accounts with dealers in or manufacturers of tobacco in various forms and brands. The second book is evidently an account book of laborers working in tobacco. It is unclear whether the workers were slave or free.
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Volume S-25. Tobacco ledger, 1860-1861 |
Folder 26 |
Volume 26. Tobacco ledger, 1860-1862 |
Arrangement: by volume in which found, then chronologically.
Some of the enclosures are from the Colonial era.
Folder 27 |
Enclosures |