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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 100 items) |
Abstract | Jonathan McNeill and Elbert S. McNeill of Laurel County, Ky., were brothers and business operators of J. & E. S. McNeill, general merchandisers. Their brother, Captain James H. McNeill, served in the United States Army, 1861-1862, with the 7th Kentucky Regiment. The collection contains account books and other business records, mostly 1859-1890, of J. & E. S. McNeill; and one volume of coal shipments for a Laurel County company, 1883-1888. Loose papers are chiefly receipts and notes, 1867-1875, of Jonathan McNeill. The ledgers contain per-unit prices of various dry goods. One volume includes accounts with Captain James H. McNeill and members of the 7th Kentucky Regiment, United States Army, and a register of deaths, 1861-1862, at Camp Wildcat and Camp Calvert. |
Creator | McNeill, Jonathan. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton, and Jodi Berkowitz, December 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Jonathan and Elbert S. McNeill of Laurel County, Ky., were brothers and business operators of J. & E. S. McNeill, general merchandisers. Their brother, Captain James H. McNeill, served in the United States Army, 1861-1862 with the 7th Kentucky Regiment. The McNeills came to North Carolina from Scotland in 1769 and moved to Kentucky by 1790, settling in Laurel County around 1799. The family developed an active business community on their property, including a tavern, saw mill, grist mill, tannery, and retail shops. Many of these businesses existed into the early 20th century.
Back to TopThe collection contains account books and other business records, mostly 1859-1890, of Jonathan McNeill and Elbert S. McNeill, general merchants of Laurel County, Ky.; and one volume of coal shipments for a Laurel County company, 1883-1888. Loose papers are chiefly receipts and notes, 1867-1875, of Jonathan McNeill. The ledgers contain per-unit prices of various dry goods. One volume includes accounts with Captain James H. McNeill and members of the 7th Kentucky Regiment, United States Army, and a register of deaths, 1861-1862, at camps Wildcat and Calvert.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Folder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
Papers, 1810-1890Papers are chiefly of Jonathan McNeill, and the bulk are dated 1867-1875. They consist of receipts, notes, accounts, orders, and inquiries. |
Folder 2 |
Volume 1: 1859-1860Pocket ledger apparently for J. & E. S. McNeill, containing accounts with customers for the purchase of whiskey, brandy, coffee, tobacco, flour, meal, corn, salt, and bacon; indicates barter and cash payments. |
Folder 3 |
Volume 2: 1861-1877Ledger for J & E.S. McNeill. The largest portion of the book is Captain James McNeill's "Tobacco Record," 1861-1862, accounts with individual members of Captain McNeill's 7th Kentucky Regiment, mainly for personal items such as tobacco and "tickets." The back of the ledger lists Captain McNeill's men, their ranks, and the number of books, jackets, etc. allotted to each; also a register of deaths at Camp Wildcat and Camp Calvert for 1861-1862. The other portions of the ledger contain general accounts of J. & E. S. McNeill for 1872-1873 and 1875-1877. |
Folder 4 |
Volume 3: 1862-1869Ledger for J. & E. S. McNeill, containing accounts with customers for the purchase of general merchandise. |
Folder 5 |
Volume 4: 1865Pocket ledger for J. & E. S. McNeill, containing accounts with customers for the purchase of general merchandise; ledger indicates that some goods were paid for in credit by days worked and others by goods traded. |
Folder 6 |
Volume 5: January 1869-April 1870Ledger for J & E. S. McNeill, containing accounts with customers for the purchase of general merchandise. |
Folder 7 |
Volume 6: May 1870-December 1875Ledger for J & E. S. McNeill, containing accounts with customers for the purchase of general merchandise. |
Folder 8 |
Volume 7: 1873-1886Ledger, probably of E. A. Thrush, containing accounts with customers for purchase of general merchandise; listings are by customer and then chronologically under each name. |
Folder 9 |
Volume 8: 1882-1890Ledger for J & E. S. McNeill, containing accounts with customers for the purchase of general merchandise; entries are in alphabetical order by customer's last name; there is only one entry each for 1889 and 1890. |
Folder 10 |
Volume 9: 1883-1888Ledger entitled "Coal Shipping book," for Webb Frost and Company, East Bernstadt, Laurel County, Ky., containing a record of the coal shipping done on shipping rights leased from "McNeill." |