Series VIII: Unidentified Blacksmith Shop Ledger, 1842-1846

Extent:
1 volume
Scope and content:

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

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

Access and use

Location of collection:
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Parent restrictions:
Many of the business volumes are fragile and should not be handled, please check alternative formats for volumes that have been microfilmed. Please use microfilm if available.
Parent terms of access:
There are no restrictions.

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