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Receipted Account, Manuscript #MS 1941.6, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Purchase, 1941
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.
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.
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