A Guide to the Bowman and Stroock Receipt Books, 1865-1867
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
Bowman and Stroock Receipt Books, 1865-1867. Local government records collection, Richmond 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 Richmond.
Historical Information
Bowman and Stroock were wholesale jobbers of auction goods operating in New York and Richmond during the 1860s. By July 1868 the partnership was insolvent and involved in a Richmond Circuit Court suit against the Georgia Home Insurance Company, an assignee in Bowman and Stroock's bankruptcy.
Scope and Content
Bowman and Stroock Receipt Books, 1865-1867, contain receipts for purchases made by Bowman and Stroock from auctioneers and merchants located in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Richmond. Information found in each receipt include the name of merchant or auctioneer, date of transaction, name and quantity of items purchased, price per unit, and the total amount paid. Items purchased included clothing, cloth, hats, boots,and household goods.
Index Terms
- Bowman and Stroock.
- Auctioneers--Virginia--Richmond.
- Consumer goods--Virginia--Richmond.
- Dry-goods--Virginia--Richmond.
- Merchants--Virginia--Richmond.
- Wholesale trade--Virginia--Richmond.
- Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century.
- Business records--Virginia--Richmond.
- Local government records--Virginia--Richmond.
- Receipts (financial records)--Virginia--Richmond.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century.