Christopher Tompkins Account Book, 1819-1821.

Location of collection:

Colonial Williamsburg

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

P.O. Box 1776

Williamsburg, VA 23187

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Douglas Mayo

Email: dmayo@cwf.org

Phone: (757) 565-8521

Email: speccoll@cwf.org

Phone: (757) 565-8520

Fax: (757) 565-8528

Web: www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/research/john-d-rockefeller-jr-library

Summary

Creator:

Christopher Tompkins.

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Accounts of the general mercantile business of Christopher Tompkins of Mathews County, Virginia. Names in the accounts include William Bassett, James Brown, James Chewning, William Evans, Josiah Foster, John Green, Robert Hall, Richard Hunley, John Plummer, William H. Pruden, Thomas Sank, and James Saunders.

Biographical / historical:

Merchant of Mathews County, Virginia.

Acquisition information:

Purchase, 1940.

Physical description:

1 item (171 p. ; 39 cm.)

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Merchants--Virginia--Mathews County--History--19th century.
Account books-- Virginia--Mathews County--19th century.