Accession Number 25459
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Preferred CitationSamuel H. Bell. Ledger, 1844-1867. Accession 25459, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition InformationPurchased 1961 November 4.
Descriptive SummaryRepository: Library of Virginia
Accession number: 25459
Title: Samuel H. Bell Ledger, 1844-1867
Physical Location: Business records collection, Acc. 25459
Physical Characteristics: 1 volume
Language: English
Scope and Content Information
This ledger of the Augusta County farmer Samuel Bell records purchase and sale of cattle and farm products, sale of hides, and sale of wheat, flour, and butter shipped to Richmond. Also recorded are estate accounts, as well as an account of the hiring of slaves belonging to the estate, 1852-1853.
Biographical/Historical InformationSamuel H. Bell (b. 1813), of Augusta County, Virginia, was a farmer and raised and butchered cattles and hogs with partner Francis Bell.