Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Unidentified Tobacco Business Cashbook, 1871. Local government records collection, Petersburg (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from the City of Petersburg.

Historical Information

The cashbook identifies J. P. Williamson as president of the company and T. M. Rowlett as vice president. Census records of 1860 identify Williamson as a tobacco manufacturer, and Rowlett is listed as being a tobacco inspector.

Scope and Content

Cashbook, 1871, of an unidentified tobacco business records the company's activities in Petersburg (Va.) and Nottoway County (Va.). The cashbook records cash recieved and expenses paid out by the company related to its activities in the tobacco industry. The list of monies paid out include information about tobacco supplies purchased, rent, and postage. Entries were added on an almost daily basis for January through February 1871.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Petersburg (Va.)--Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Tobacco industry--Virginia--Petersburg.
• Tobacco--Virginia--Petersburg.

Geographical Names:

• Petersburg (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Business records--Virginia--Petersburg.
• Cashbooks--Virginia--Petersburg.
• Local government records--Virginia--Petersburg.

Added Entry - Personal Name:

• Rowlett, T. M.
• Williamson, J. P.