Cronin, Hannah, and Company Business Records, 1861-1874

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Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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Preferred citation:

Cronin, Hannah and Company Business Records, 1861-1874. Local government records collection, Charlotte County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Cronin, Hannah and Company (Charlotte County, Va.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Cronin, Hannah and Company Business Records, 1861-1874. Local government records collection, Charlotte County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Cronin, Hannah, and Company Cashbook, 1861-1870, records on an almost daily basis cash received and cash paid out. It includes the names of individuals the business received cash from and paid cash to.

Cronin, Hannah and Company Journal, 1861-1874, records on a monthly basis, mainly in 1861, the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order, items purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold include dry-goods (thread, calico, needles, buttons), molasses, pants, castor oil, and whiskey. Volume is in fragile condition due to water and mold damage. Ink is very faint.

Cronin and Company Ledgers A-1 and B, 1865-1868, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order, items purchased, and the amount owed and paid. Merchandise sold include whiskey, dry-goods, eggs, nails, fish hooks, and farm tools.

Cronin and Company Index book to a missing ledger that records in alphabetical order the names of the company's customers. Beside each name is the page number of the customer's account found in the ledger. Volume is in fragile condition due to mold damage.

Biographical / historical:

The business records of Cronin, Hannah, and Company were used as evidence in the chancery case, Administrator of James Maloney versus Cronin, Hannah, and Company, heard in the Circuit Court of Charlotte County.

Cronin, Hannah, and Company was a general store that conducted business in the town of Coles Finz during the mid-nineteenth century. The partnership was comprised of Robert W. Cronin, George C. Hannah, and Benjamin W. Marshall. The partnership was formerly known as Cronin and Company

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