A Guide to the Nowlin Company Records, 1844-1855
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 21414
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Preferred Citation
Nowlin Company Records, 1844-1855. Accession 21414, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Purchased 1938 August 12.
Biographical/Historical Information
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.
Scope and Content Information
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.