A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 29642
Library of Virginia
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Silas Omohundro (1807-1864) was the son of Richard
Omohundro of Fluvanna County, Virginia. By 1850, Silas had
moved to Richmond where he was the operator of a private jail
in Richmond and a slave trader. Additional information on the
Omohundro family can be found in
The Omohundro Genealogical Record: The
Omohundros and Allied Familes in America by Malvern H.
Omohundro.
This accession consists of seven volumes and 45 items
concerning Silas Omohundro and his estate. The volumes
include: "Day Book" of Richard Cooper, 1842-1871; "Farmers
Bank of Virginia with Silas Omohundro," 1847-1859; "Putney
& Watts with Farmers Bank of Virginia," 1857-1862; "Money
Paid Out and Received, No. 1," 1851-1877 (available on Misc.
reel 1315); "Market and General Account Book," 1858-1864; "Oak
Nole" Farm Account Book, 1858-1877; and "Cash Paid Out" by
Richard Cooper, 1860-1882. Also includes a copy of Omohundro's
will, some accounts, receipts, and correspondence, a drawing,
and an insurance policy. This collection includes records
relating to Omohundro's involvment in the slave trade, and
provides insight to daily life and expenses.
Contains entries for planking, corn, and
bacon, and receipts for executions.
Folder 2
"Farmers Bank of Virginia with Silas
Omohundro,"
1847-1859
1 volume (200 p.)
This volume is a bank balance book.
Folder 3
"Putney & Watts with Farmers Bank of
Virginia,"
1857-1862
1 volume (40 p.)
This volume is a bank balance book. Stephen
Putney and William K. Watts were wholesale dealers in
boots, shoes, and trunks. No association with Omohundro
or Cooper has been established.
Misc. reel
1315
"Money Paid Out and Received, No. 1,"
1851-1877
1 volume (265 p.)
Includes Omohundro's boarding charges for
slaves, with some records of sales, 1851-1864
(pp.1-150); Cash received and paid out, 1864
(pp.152-155); accounts of Richard Cooper as executor,
including copies of reports submitted to the Richmond
City Chancery Court, 1864-1877 (pp.156-265)
Folder 5
"Market and General Account Book,"
1858-1864
1 volume (130 p.)
Contains Omohundro's entries for household
expenses, property rental and insurance, medical
expenses, fees for newspaper notices of runaway slaves,
etc.
Folder 6
"Oak Nole" Farm Account Book,
1858-1877
1 volume (50 p.)
Contains accounts of expenses of farm on
Harvey's Road, bought by Omohundro from William W.
Crump. Includes list of slaves sold for J.H. Pleasants,
1860, accounts of vegetables sold at market, milk bills,
and an 1877 account of Taylor Marshall with Richard
Cooper.
Folder 7
"Cash Paid Out" by Richard Cooper,
1860-1882
1 volume (5 p.)
Contains incomplete records of payments made
by Cooper as executor of Omohundro's estate. At the end
of the volume appears an 1860 account of Omohundro with
L. E. Smith.
Folder 8
Miscellaneous Manuscripts,
1848-1885
45 items.
Includes receipts, accounts, and
correspondence of Omohundro and Cooper. Included are
receipts for the purchase of four slaves by Cooper, a
memorandum signed by Corinna Omohundro regarding the
slaves purchased by Cooper, and an 1859 application of
Cooper for insurance on property in Fauquier County with
the Southern Insurance Protection Company of Alexandria,
Virginia.
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