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Preferred Citation

Samuel B. and Francis O. Drake Blotter, 1840-1845. Local Government Records Collection, Powhatan County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Powhatan County.

Historical Information

Samuel B. and Francis O. Drake General Store was located in the town of Macon, Virginia, and conducted business during the mid-19th century.

The blotter was used as an exhibit in the chancery suit Executor of Francis O. Drake versus Administrator of Samuel B. Drake heard in the Powhatan County Circuit Court.

Scope and Content

Samuel B. and Francis O. Drake Blotter, 1840-1845, a general store, that served as a daybook. It records daily events and transactions in chronological order. Information recorded in the daybook includes date of transaction, name of customer, form of transaction, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, and cost per item. Items sold include clothing, dry-goods, whiskey, candy, shaving soap, shot, gunpowder, combs, and chocolate.

Related Material

For additional information see the Powhatan County Chancery Cause, Executor of Francis O. Drake versus Administrator of Samuel B. Drake available on the Library of Virginia's Chancery Records Index. The index number is 1850-008.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Drake, Francis O. d. 1846.
• Drake, Samuel B. d. 1846.

Corporate Names:

• Samuel B. and Francis O. Drake (Powhatan County, Va.)

Subjects:

• Consumer goods -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.
• Dry-goods -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.
• General stores -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Blotters (bookkeeping records) -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.
• Business records -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.
• Daybooks -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Powhatan County.

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