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Nowlin Company Records, 1844-1855. Accession 21414, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Purchased 1938 August 12.
Matthew B. Nowlin operated a store at Clover Hill, Appomattox County, Virginia. The records indicate that Benjamin H. Nowlin and possibly other members of the family may have also been involved in the business.
Records, 1844-1855, including daybooks, journals, and ledgers. Entries typical of those of a general store for dry goods, groceries, and hardware items are recorded. Other companies mentioned involving the Nowlins are Davis & Nowling, Dickerson & Nowlin, and Nowlin & Moseley.