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Preferred Citation

Lynch, Cummings, and Company Ledger, 1858-1874 (bulk 1858-1862). 1201968, Local government records collection, Washington County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 44413.

Historical Information

Lynch, Cummings, and Company Ledger was a mercantile firm that conducted business during the mid-nineteenth century in Abingdon, Virginia. The firm consisted of Jacob Lynch, David C. Cummings, and Joseph C. Baltzell.

Jacob Lynch was born in 1798 and died on 16 March 1862. He served as county court clerk from 1837 to 1858.

Washington County was named for George Washington who had been commander in chief of the Continental army for little more than a year when the county was formed from Fincastle County in 1776. The county court first met on 28 January 1777. A part of Montgomery County was added in 1777.

Scope and Content

Lynch, Cummings, and Company Ledger, 1858-1874 (bulk 1858-1862), record the accounts of individual customers and the company's controlling accounts. Information found in the accounts include name of customer, date of transaction, form of transaction, merchandise purchased, amount owed, form of payment, and amount paid. Entries do not record the specific item purchased; rather, they use the general term "Merchandise." The account books include an index listing in alphabetical order the names of individuals and controlling accounts and the page numbers where there accounts can be found.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Lynch, Cummings, and Company (Washington County, Va.)

Subjects:

• Merchants -- Virginia -- Washington County.

Geographical Names:

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

Genre and Form Terms:

• Business records -- Virginia -- Washington County.
• Ledgers (account books) -- Virginia -- Washington County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Washington County.

Added Entry - Personal Name:

• Baltzell, Joseph C., d. 1866.
• Cummings, David C., b. 1812.
• Lynch, Jacob, 1798-1862.