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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Isaac Horne Ledgers, 1824-1870, Ms2023-088, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Isaac Horne Ledgers were purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in August 2020.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Isaac Horne Ledgers was completed in August 2023.
Isaac James Horne (1801-1878) was a merchant from Glade Springs, located in Washington County, Virginia. After marrying Eliza Talbert in 1827, Horne began working at the Stagecoach Inn run by his in-laws Bazel and Mary Talbert. After their deaths, the Hornes inherited the inn, and they enslaved at least seven people, including four children, who worked at the inn and surrounding property. Isaac Horne later sold leather goods to Confederate troops during the American Civil War. Outliving his two children and Eliza, Horne died in 1878. His grandchildren took over the Stagecoach Inn in Glade Springs.
External source:
Diana Powell, "Isaac James Horne",
This collection contains seven ledgers and one letter from the estate of Isaac Horne (1801-1878) of Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia. The ledgers show the Hornes owned a dry goods, fabric and tanning business. Transactions are recorded selling leather items to Confederate Soldiers during the American Civil War. 1,680 pages of information offer thousands of names from 1824-1870. Each material has a detailed inventory sheet.
The materials in this collection are arranged by material type and chronologically.
The guide to the Isaac Horne Ledgers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (