A Guide to the Richards S. Forrest Blacksmith Account Book, 1853-1855
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Preferred Citation
Richards S. Forrest Blacksmith Account Book, 1853-1855. Local government records collection, Lunenburg 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 Lunenburg County under the accession number 43095.
Historical Information
Richards S. Forrest operated a blacksmith shop that conducted business in Lunenburg County during the mid-nineteenth century.
Scope and Content
Richards S. Forrest Blacksmith Account Book, 1853-1855, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry includes date of transaction, type of transaction, service rendered, amount owed, and amount paid. Services rendered include adding or removing horseshoes; laying, sharpening and mending tools; and repairing buggies.
Index Terms
- Forrest, Richard S.
- Agricultural implements -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County.
- Blacksmithing -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County.
- Horseshoeing -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County.
- Wheelwrights -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County.
- Account books -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County.
- Business records -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County.
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Lunenburg County.