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A Guide to the Stafford County Account Books, 1804-1876 Stafford County, Va., Account Books 5307

A Guide to the Stafford County Account Books, 1804-1876

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Accession Number 5307


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
5307
Title
Stafford previous hit County  next hit Account Books, 1804-1876
Physical Characteristics
This collection consists of 5 volumes.
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Stafford previous hit County  next hit, Va., Account Books, Accession #5307, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was a gift of G.H.S. previous hit King  next hit.

Scope and Content Information

The account books consist of a ledger of plantation and personal acounts, 1811-1834, of Col. Hugh Tenant Weedon Mercer of "Sentry Box," Fredericksburg; a ledger of store and mill accounts, 1804-1806, of Daniel Carroll Brent, Richland, Aquia Creek, Stafford previous hit County  next hit; a ledger of store and mill accounts, 1804-1806, of Swan and Brent; a legal account book, 1850-1854, of previous hit George  next hit Henry Clay Rowe of Stafford previous hit County  next hit; and an acount book, 1853-1876, of previous hit George  next hit Phillips previous hit King  next hit of "Sunnyside," Stafford previous hit County  next hit, Va.

The "Sunnyside" accounts include records for a soap and candle factory, a list of items lost in the bombardment of Fredericksburg, December 1862, and a fragament of an account of the dissention in the Baptist Church of Fredericksburg. The ledgers also contain genealogical notes on their owners by previous hit George  next hit H. S. previous hit King  next hit.

Contents List

Ledger of plantation and personal accounts, of Col. Hugh Tenant Weedon Mercer (1776-1853), of "Sentry Box," Fredericksburg, VA. 1811-1834
140 pages.
Ledger of store and mill accounts, of [Robert] Swan & [Daniel C.] Brent, of Richland, Aquia Creek, Stafford previous hit County  next hit, VA. 1804-1806
2 copies:
  • Original ledger, kept by Daniel Carroll Brent (c. 1770-1841).
    94 folios.
  • Fair copy with revisions, additions, and an index to the accounts, marked "Richland Mill," and also probably kept by D.C. Brent.
    94 folios.
Legal account book kept by previous hit George  next hit Henry Clay Rowe (1830-1873) of Stafford previous hit County  next hit, VA. 1850-1854
433 pages.
Account book kept by previous hit George  next hit Phillips previous hit King  next hit (1813-1876) of "Sunnyside," Stafford previous hit County , VA. ca. 1853-1876
500 pages.