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Library of Virginia 2002 Library of Virginia Staff Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Samuel Myers Journal, 1821-1834 13862 Business records collection, Acc. 13862 1 volume (451 pages) English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

Samuel Myers Journal, 1821-1834. Accession 13862, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

 Acquisition Information

Purchased 15 May 1917.

 Biographical/Historical Information

Samuel Myers was a merchant of Richmond, Virginia.

 Scope and Content Information

Journal records accounts for the sale of cloth, liquor, and tobacco to individuals and firms in Richmond, Baltimore, Boston and England; accounts related to Myer's real estate holdings; expenses and income relating to Myer's stock in numerous companies. Many of these accounts detail repair work performed by area craftsmen. Also recorded are expenses and income of stock held by Myers in such companies as the Bank of the United States, Brook Turnpike Company, Lynchburg and New River Railroad Company, and Rhode Island Coal Mine Company. Myers appears to have engaged also in business ventures with Thoams Massie, Thomas Nelson, and Needler Robinson.