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A Guide to the Blow Family Account books, 1783-1844 Blow family, 1783-1844, A Guide to the Account books, 29145

A Guide to the Blow Family Account books, 1783-1844

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the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 29145


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Accession number
29145
Title
Blow Family Account Books, 1783-1844
Physical Characteristics
1 reel of microfilm
Physical Location
Miscellaneous Reel 451
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Photoduplication prohibited.

Preferred Citation

Blow family Account Books, 1783-1844. Accession 29145, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Lent for microfilming by Stoner's Store, 1976.

Biographical/Historical Information

Richard Blow (1746-1833), the son of Samuel and Martha Blow, was a prominent tobacco merchant who owned plantations and operated branch stores in Southampton  next hit and Sussex previous hit Counties  next hit, Virginia. George Blow (1787- 1870), Richard's son, was one of the largest landowners and slaveholders in Sussex previous hit County  next hit, Virginia by 1861.

Scope and Content Information

Includes two journals. The journal of Richard Blow (1746-1833), dated 1783-1785, is for his branch stores in Portsmouth and Sussex previous hit County  next hit and lists charges for tobacco, as well as for groceries, hardware, dry goods, clothing and liquor for persons from Greensville, previous hit Southampton  next hit, and Sussex previous hit Counties  next hit, Virginia. There are charges to the firm of Blow and Barksdale.

The second journal dated 1838-1844 belongs to George Blow (1787-1870), the son of Richard and Frances Blow and pertains to his "Tower Hill" plantation in Sussex previous hit County . It lists charges for groceries, dry goods, and hardware, as well as the sale of plantation crops, such as tobaccco. Also included are his personal accounts and accounts of expenses for the funeral of his mother in 1838. The journal is partially mutilated.