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Hammell Oyster Company Receipts and Minutes, 1929-1936. Local government records collection, Lancaster County Court Records.
The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Lancaster County.
Hammell Oyster Company conducted business in Lancaster County during the early twentieth century. It planted and harvested
oysters in the James and Rappahannock Rivers. Ansley B. Hammell and his son Hopkins J. Hammell were partners in the business.
Hammell Oyster Company Receipts and Minutes, 1929-1936, document the company finances, business practices, and matters relating
to the planting and harvesting of oysters in the James and Rappahannock Rivers. Receipts, 1933-1935, show profits and expenditures
for sale of oysters and supplies. Also included are company minutes, 1933, detailing business practices.