A Guide to the Hammell Oyster Company Receipts and Minutes, 1929-1936
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode number 1134993
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
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.
Historical Information
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.
Scope and Content
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.
Index Terms
- Hammell, Ansley B.
- Hammell, Hopkins J.
- Hammell Oyster Company ( Lancaster County, Va.)
- Oysters fisheries--Virginia-- Lancaster County.
- James River (Va.)--History--20th century.
- Lancaster County--History--20th century.
- Rappahannock River (Va.)--History--20th century.
- Business records--Virginia-- Lancaster County.
- Local government records--Virginia-- Lancaster County.
- Minutes--Virginia-- Lancaster County.
- Receipts--Virginia-- Lancaster County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- James River (Va.)--History--20th century.
- Lancaster County--History--20th century.
- Rappahannock River (Va.)--History--20th century.