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Use microfilm copy, Arlington County (Va.) Reel 270.
Charles Alexander Farm Ledger, 1800-1817. Arlington County (Va.) Reel 270, Local government records collection, Arlington County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Arlington County.
Microfilm reel was generated by Backstage Library Works through the Library of Virginia's Circuit Court Records Program.
Charles Alexander owned a plantation in Arlington County during the early nineteenth century.
Charles Alexander Farm Ledger, 1801-1807, records the operation of and expenses incurred by his Arlington County plantation. Entries regarding expenses record wages for day laborers, payments for farm supplies and livestock, and sale or purchase of slaves. Other entries record the sale of agricultural produce (corn, wheat, clover) by Alexander to individuals. This volume also contains short passages pertaining to medicinal remedies, agricultural theory, and events occurring on the plantation.
Additional Arlington County Business Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm"