Thaddeus S. Harris account books

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Thaddeus S. Harris Account Books, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Thaddeus S. Harris Account Books, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Background

Scope and content:

Three account books of Thaddeus S. Harris, a free Black citizen of Abingdon, Virginia, dated 1855-1861, 1861-1866 and 1868. Goods purchased include items such as tobacco, sardines, cheese, sugar, candy, hair trims and shaves.

Some books have an index. Census reports list him as a barber and confectioner.

Biographical / historical:

Thaddeus S. Harris, a free Black citizen, was a merchant in Abingdon, Virginia during the mid to late 1800's. He was born in Campbell County, Virginia and was listed as a free black barber on the 1850 census, living with Leander Harrison, a barber operating in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Acquisition information:
purchase