Series VIII: Unidentified Blacksmith Shop Ledger, 1842-1846

Extent:

1 volume

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Historical Information:The unidentified Blacksmith shop operated perhaps by the Turnbull family in the town of Lawrenceville in Brunswick County in the mid-19th century.

Scope and Content:Unidentified Blacksmith Shop Ledger, 1842-1846, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists in chronological order services rendered and the amount owed by the customer. Ledger also records expenses paid by blacksmith shop including purchase of coal and payment of wages. Services performed by the blacksmith shop include shoeing horses, repairing carriage wheels, making nails and keys, and pointing plows and hoes.

Physical location:

State Records Center

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