Townshend Stith Account Book

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

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Account book, 1819-1821, kept by Townshend Stith of Virginia while United States Consul in Tunis, Tunisia. The book contains 21 pages of Stith's accounts on his way from the United States to Tunis in 1819, his expenses on the trip, and his expenses and income while on duty in Tunis. Also included in the book are entries of Stith's contacts with United States naval officers, including Captian Perry of the USS Spark. The rest of the volume has 14 pages of signatures of Lewellan D. Cypher of Company D., 3rd New York Calvary in 1865. The remaining pages of the book are blank.

Physical description:
315 pages