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Preferred Citation

Ezra Kinsey and Company Memorandum Book, 1796-1812. Local government records collection, Arlington County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

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

Historical Information

Ezra Kinsey and Company, established in 1794, was engaged in tanning and currying animal hides in Alexandria, Virginia. Paton and Butcher held interest in Ezra Kinsey and Company. Ezra Kinsey and Company dissolved following the death of Kinsey in 1826.

The volumes were used as exhibits in a chancery suit, William H. Irwin and others versus Charles McKnight and others, heard in the Circuit Court of Alexandria County during the 1840's and 1850's.

Arlington County was originally named Alexandria County. It was formed from a part of Fairfax County that was ceded to the U.S. government in 1789 but was returned to Virginia in 1846. The county name was changed in 1920 to Arlington, the name of the Custis family mansion (former home of Robert E. Lee), which is located in the county.

Scope and Content

Ezra Kinsey and Company Memorandum Book, 1796-1812, records a detailed list of an inventory taken at the tanyard of Ezra Kinsey and Company. Entries are mostly for hides on hand, but some do refer to oils and other supplies.

Related Material

For additional information see the Arlington County Chancery Cause, William H. Irwin and others versus Charles McKnight and others. It can be found in the Local Records Collection at the Library of Virginia. The index number is 1854-005.

See also Paton and Butcher Business Records, 1811-1837 and John W. Massie and Company Daybook, 1824-1839 , which were also used as exhibits in the Arlington County Chancery Cause, William H. Irwin and others versus Charles McKnight and others. They can be found in the Local Records Collection at the Library of Virginia.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Kinsey, Ezra, d. 1826.

Corporate Names:

• Ezra Kinsey and Company (Arlington County, Va.)

Subjects:

• Hides and skins -- Virginia -- Arlington County.
• Leather industry and trade -- Virginia -- Arlington County.
• Tanneries -- Virginia -- Arlington County.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Business records -- Virginia -- Arlington County.
• Inventories -- Virginia -- Arlington County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Arlington County.

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