A Guide to the Holland family Records, 1833-1902 Holland family Records, 1833-1902 21573a

A Guide to the Holland family Records, 1833-1902

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 21573a


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Accession number
21573a
Title
Holland family Records, 1833-1902
Physical Characteristics
1.85 cu. ft. (7 boxes and 1 volume on shelf)
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Holland family. Records, 1833-1902. Accession 21573a, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Purchased.

Biographical/Historical Information

The Holland family resided in Franklin County, Virginia. Asa Holland (1801-1879) was a prominent merchant and farmer in Franklin County, Virginia. His daughter Sallie Elizabeth Holland (1835-1920) married William Erastus Duncan (1825-1912) of Amherst County, Virginia. Asa Holland operated general stores in Halesford in partnership with John D. Booth, and in Germantown in partnership with Smithson H. Holland.

Scope and Content

Records, 1833-1902, of the Holland family of Franklin County, Virginia. Includes day books, invoice books, journals, and ledgers relating to the operation of general stores of the Holland family in Halesford and Germantown (1835-1844). Includes information on other accounts of Asa Holland (1833-1837; 1843-1845; 1900-1902) and his son Mark D. Holland (1870-1879). Also includes advertising items, bills, a draft of a deed of trust, and receipts (1835-1879), as well as a list of magazine subscribers (1854-1859).

Contents List

Box 1
Account book, 1833-1902

Account book of Asa Holland

Box 1
Invoice book and journal, 1835-1847

Asa Holland and John Booth general store at Halesford, Franklin County, Virginia.

Box 2
Journal, 1835-1837

Asa Holland and John Booth general store at Halesford, Franklin County, Virginia.

Box 3
Ledger, 1833-1844

Asa Holland and Smithson H. Holland accounts for shoes, boots, and other leather goods. Store location unknown.

Box 3
Journal, 1841-1844

Asa Holland and John Booth general store at Halesford, Franklin County, Virginia.

Box 3
Daybook, 1841-1842

Asa Holland and Smithson H. Holland general store store at Germantown, Franklin County, Virginia.

Box 4
Ledger, 1840-1841

Asa Holland and John Booth general store. Location is unknown.

Box 5
Journal, 1840-1841

Asa Holland and Smithson H. Holland general store at Germantown, Franklin County, Virginia.

Box 6
Daybook, 1841-1843

Asa Holland and Smithson H. Holland general store. Location is unknown.

Box 7
Journal, 1842-1843

Asa Holland and Smithson H. Holland general store at Halesford, Franklin County, Virginia.

Box 7
Account book, 1843-1859

Asa Holland general store. Location is unknown.

Box 7
Daybook, 1850-1857

Executions received by Asa Holland, Franklin County, Virginia. Also includes diary entries of William E. Duncan, schoolmaster in Franklin County, Virginia.

Box 7
Account book, 1870-1879

Asa Holland and Mark D. Holland general store. Location is unknown.

Box 7
Loose papers, 1835-1879
Volume On shelf
Ledger, nd

Blank ledger.