Receipted Account 1772 May 5

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:
Geddy, James, Jr.
Abstract:
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Receipted account of Col {William} Preston with Williamsburg silversmith James Geddy, Jr., for 9N19s3p; items and services purchased include jewelry, silverware, buckles, studs, and watch repairs.

Biographical / historical:

James Geddy Jr. established his silversmith and jewelry business in 1760, having purchased family land from his mother. Geddy built the current two-story L-shaped structure on the property in 1762. He operated as a silversmith on this site until late 1777, when he moved to Dinwiddie County, Virginia, and then to Petersburg, where he died in 1807.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 1941
Arrangement:

1 item.

Physical location:
On site.
Physical description:
1 item.