Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Johnson Woolfolk and Company Daybook and Ledger, 1851-1853. Local government records collection, Lynchburg (Va.) 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 Lynchburg.

Historical Information

Johnson Woolfolk and Company were printers operating in Lynchburg, Va., during the mid-nineteenth century. Managing partners of the firm were John C. Johnson, Robert N. Woolfolk, and H. M. Garland. The firm was affiliated with The Daily Express , a Lynchburg newspaper, which ran for a brief time in the 1850s.

Scope and Content

Johnson Woolfolk and Company Daybook, 1851-1853, records the purchase of advertisements and subscriptions to The Daily Express . Information found in each entry include the date, customer name, service rendered, and amounts paid. The majority of transactions concern the purchase of advertisements and notices, and each entry is accompanied by a brief description of the item advertised. Advertisements were purchased for businesses, sale of goods, social events, and legal notices. Transactions were transferred to the individual customer's account in the corresponding ledger.

Johnson Woolfolk and Company Ledger, 1851-1852, records the accounts of subscribers and advertisers. Information found in each entry includes the date of subscription or advertisement, name of customer, length of subscription or advertisement, and the monies owed and paid. Advertisements were purchased for the sale of slaves, houses, land, furniture, etc. Also included are expense accounts for the firm, but the accounts provide sparse details with entries listed as "to sundries" or "to expense." Account balances were carried over to an unidentified folio.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Johnson Woolfolk and Company (Lynchburg, Va.).

Subjects:

• Advertising--Newspapers--Virginia.
• Printers--Virginia--Lynchburg.
• Printing industry--Accounting.

Geographical Names:

• Lynchburg (Va.)--History--19th century.
• Lynchburg (Va.)--Newspapers.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Business records--Virginia--Lynchburg.
• Daybooks--Virginia--Lynchburg.
• Ledgers (account books)--Virginia--Lynchburg.
• Local government records--Virginia--Lynchburg.

Added Entry - Personal Name:

• Garland, H. M.
• Johnson, John C.
• Woolfolk, Robert N. (1826-1854).