Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Robert Nowlan Macomber Checkbook, 1912-1914. Local government records collection, Richmond 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 Richmond.

Historical Information

Robert Nowlan Macomber was a member of the Macomber family who were part owners in the Nowlan Company, a Richmond area jeweler. The Nowlan Company was established in 1850 in Petersburg by Thomas Nowlan. In 1866, Thomas Nowlan joined with partners Robert E. Macomber and Robert L. Winston and relocated the business to Richmond. For most of his adult life Robert Nowlan Macomber was a patient at Western State Hospital; however, he still held a claim on the Nowlan Company and his estate's funds were derived from the business.

Scope and Content

Robert Nowlan Macomber Checkbook, 1912-1914, contains blank checks and stubs of checks written by Robert E. Macomber and Ida N. Macomber, Robert Nowlan Macomber's committee. Information found in check stubs includes date check was written, name of individual or business to whom check was written, amount of check, and the purpose check was written. Checks were written for expenses due to Western State Hospital, where Macomber was a patient, or for expenses needed for the upkeep of the Nowlan Company's store. Also included in the checkbook are two accounts recording the money debited and credited to Macomber's estate.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Macomber, Robert Nowlan.

Subjects:

• Administration of estates--Virginia--Richmond.
• Executors and administrators--Virginia--Richmond.
• Jewelers--Virginia--Richmond.
• Jewelry stores--Virginia--Richmond.

Geographical Names:

• Richmond (Va.)--History--20th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Business records--Virginia--Richmond.
• Checkbooks--Virginia--Richmond.
• Local government records--Virginia--Richmond.

Added Entry - Personal Name:

• Macomber, Ida N.
• Macomber, Robert E.

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Nowlan Company (Richmond, Va.).