Unidentified Tobacco Business Cashbook, 1871

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888

Summary

Creator:
Petersburg (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Cashbook, 1871, of an unidentified tobacco business records the company's activities in Petersburg (Va.) and Nottoway County (Va.). The cashbook records cash recieved and expenses paid out by the company related to its activities in the tobacco industry. The list of monies paid out include information about tobacco supplies purchased, rent, and postage. Entries were added on an almost daily basis for January through February 1871.

Biographical / historical:

The cashbook identifies J. P. Williamson as president of the company and T. M. Rowlett as vice president. Census records of 1860 identify Williamson as a tobacco manufacturer, and Rowlett is listed as being a tobacco inspector.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from the City of Petersburg.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v.