Francis Jerdone Account Book, 1751-1752.

Access and use

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
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528

Summary

Creator:
Francis Jerdone, 1721-1771.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Ledger kept by Francis Jerdone (1721-1771), merchant in Yorktown, Va., including accounts with individuals for goods purchased from Jerdone, with merchants in Great Britain, and with the ship captains who carried goods between Virginia and England; lists of supplies of staples such as salt and rum; invoices for tobacco shipped to England; and a summary of Jerdone's finances.

The accounts include those of Robert Anderson, John Backhouse, Col. John Baylor, Col. John Chiswell, Henry Cooke, John Cooper, Capt. Archibald Crawford, Robert Donald, John Goldsmith, Dr. Alexander Jameson, Bennitt Kirby, Edward Lankford, Thomas Nelson, John Norton, Mann Page, Proprietors of the Raleigh Tavern, William Stevenson, John Thomson, John Winn, and George Wythe.

Biographical / historical:

Francis Jerdone was a Scots merchant who arrived in Virginia in 1740 to manage the Hanover store of William Johnston, factor for Neill Buchanan. In 1746, Jerdone moved to Yorktown to act as factor for Buchanan & Hamilton, London merchants. He married Sarah Macon in 1753 and in that year moved with her to Louisa County. Just before his death, he purchased, with Wm. Holt, the forge and mills at Providence, New Kent County. He died in November, 1777 leaving a considerable fortune to his several children.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 1929.
Physical description:
1 item (85 p. ; 24 cm.)