Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Use microfilm copy, Arlington County (Va.) Reel 270.

Preferred Citation

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.

Acquisition Information

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.

Historical Information

Charles Alexander owned a plantation in Arlington County during the early nineteenth century.

Scope and Content

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.

Related Material

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"

Index Terms

Persons:

• Alexander, Charles.

Subjects:

• African Americans -- History.
• Agriculture--Virginia--Arlington County.
• Landlord and tenant--Virginia--Arlington County.
• Plantations--Virginia--Arlington County.
• Slaves--Virginia--Arlington County.
• Traditional medicine--Virginia--Arlington County.

Geographical Names:

• Arlington County (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Ledgers (account books)--Virginia--Arlington County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Arlington County.
• Plantation records--Virginia--Arlington County.

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