Series IV: Business Records of the Hammell Oyster Company, 1929-1936

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0.1 cubic feet; 1 folder.

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Historical Information:Hammell Oyster Company conducted business in Lancaster County during the early twentieth century. It planted and harvested oysters in the James and Rappahannock Rivers. Ansley B. Hammell and his son Hopkins J. Hammell were partners in the business.

Scope and Content:The business records of the Hammell Oyster Company consist of loose leaf documents which documented the company finances, business practices, and matters relating to the planting and harvesting of oysters in the James and Rappahannock Rivers. Receipts, 1933-1935, show profits and expenditures for sale of oysters and supplies. Also included are company minutes, 1933, detailing business practices.

Physical location:

Library of Virginia

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