Finding Aid to the George Alexander Martin Papers
Finding aids
Martin, George Alexander, 1833-1915
Finding aid to the George Alexander Martin Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The collection on microfilm includes records and writing, scrapbooks, letters, and articles about the Confederacy and state politics
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Three Receipts for N.P. Washington Auto Repair Shop
auto repair mechanics
receipts
Digital images of three receipts from Jones Memorial Library Manuscript collection 1944. The receipts are for auto repairs done at the N.P. Washington Auto Repair Shop in Lexington, Virginia in the 1920s.
Manuscript collection 1944 is held in physical format at Jones Memorial Library and includes alphabetized accounts with notes on repair work done by Nelson p. Washington (1894-), who operated a garage in Lexington.
Washington, Nelson P. , 1894 -
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Finding Aid to N.P. Washington's Auto Repair Shop Accounts
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N.P. Washington Auto Repair Shop (Lexington, Va.)
Finding aid to the N.P. Washington Auto Repair Shop Accounts held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The collection includes accounts by customer name with notes on repair work done in the early-mid 1900s in Lexington, Virginia.
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Finding Aid to The History of A Campaign
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Civil War
Finding aid to The History of a Campaign by Peter B. Akers and John L. Henry, manuscript collection 1795, held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The collection includes a diary account compiled by Akers and Henry while they were members of the Lynchburg Rifle Greys in 1861 during the U.S. Civil War.
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T.F. Potter Account with James Potter
enslaved persons
Scanned images of a list of expenses by T.F. Potter with James Potter for the Colerain Plantation in 1836, This document is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-2.
The Potter estate included the Colerain and Tweedside Plantations near Savannah, Georgia. Thomas F. Potter and James Potter were brothers who owned and operated the plantations.
In this document, an entry on 20 July 1837 notes "Jail Fees Abraham 3.27" . Other materials in the Potter collection indicate that Abraham was the name of a person enslaved by James Potter on the estate. This entry may relate to this enslaved person and suggests that Abraham was enslaved on the Colerain plantation in 1837.
Potter, Thomas
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1837
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Colerain (Chatham County, Georgia)
Savannah, Georgia, United States of America
Finding Aid to the Wenonah Coal and Coke Company Stock Ledger
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Wenonah C and C Company (Mercer County, West Va.)
Finding aid to the Wenonah Coke and Coal Company Stock Ledger held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The ledger lists names of stockholders for the period 1903 to 1906.
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Finding Aid to the Miscellaneous Business & Court Papers
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Lynchburg, Va. -- records
Finding aid to the Miscellaneous Business and Court Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. Many documents date to the early 1800s.
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Manuscript 1047 Seth Woodroof Account Book
Slave trade
Enslaved persons
Note: A transcription is included with each of the images at the bottom of the page; click on an image to read the transcription.
Manuscript 1047 ("Seth Woodroof Account Book") is a handwritten notebook which lists enslaved persons, buyers, and sellers in the slave trade in Lynchburg, Virginia between 1834 and 1840. The book lists individuals by name and is believed to have belonged to Seth Woodroof.
Seth Woodroof was an enslaver and slave trader operating in Lynchburg in the 1800s. He is known to have had business dealings with other slave traders in the city, including John Harris and Rowan Harris.
Manuscript 1047 is a tan colored, leather notebook. Imprinted on the cover in cursive writing is "Seth Woodroof Lynchburg March 1st 1834" and in print "S.W. No. 2". In white lettering at the bottom left are call (classification) numbers "658 W".
The book contains 74 unnumbered interior pages. Page numbering has been assigned to the digitized images by the library. Pages 16 to 61 and page 74 are blank with no linguistic content attributable to Seth Woodroof. Pages 1-16 and 62-73 contain handwritten entries believed to have been made by Seth Woodroof. In the original item, there appear to be missing pages between 10 and 11. Entries on pages 8 and 9 are labeled as "October 16, 1835. " Entries on pages 10 and 11 are labeled as "July 1840."
Woodroof's entries are in black ink and list the names of enslaved persons being sold along with the names of buyers and sellers. Most persons in the book, including enslaved persons, are listed with first and last names. The activity documented in the book is for the period 1834 to 1840.
Most of the entries that document the sales of enslaved persons is entered across the width of adjacent pages in the book. For this reason, the book has been scanned so that images include both the left and right hand pages. Most interior pages in the book are empty with handwritten entries only appearing at the front and back of the book; images of blank pages have been included to provide a complete digital record of the physical manuscript.
It appears that Woodroof recorded the date, place of sales, and seller(s) name across the top of the pages. Woodroof then recorded the first name, last name, age, and original purchase price of each enslaved person on the left hand side of the ledger. In cases where a sale was made on a date differing from that at the top of the page, Woodroof noted the date on the left hand side above or next to the enslaved person's name. On the right hand page, he repeated the first and last names of the enslaved individual, followed by the sales price and buyer's name.
Woodroof appears to have used the notation "do" as shorthand for "ditto", indicating that information on the line above is repeated (i.e., multiple transactions by one buyer). At the bottom or side of each page, Woodroof frequently entered a total numerical amount which represented the dollar sum of purchases and sales.
Pages 02-15 contain handwritten data on sales of enslaved persons, including names and amounts for dates between 01 March 1834 to 08 August 1840. Data entered on page 4 appears to have been continued on pages 72-73.
Pages 16 through 61 are blank with no data.
Pages 62-71 contain information for years 1834-1835. The ten pages at the back of the book include handwritten entries that were entered inverted (upside down and back- to-front). Inverted images have been saved as right-side up images for the digital copy.
An oval stamp marked "Jones Memorial Library" appears on the inside front cover, pages 3, 63, 72, 73, and the inside back cover. The binding string is found between pages 32 and 33.
Additional images of the front and back cover were taken with a ruler to illustrate dimensions of the original item.
A transcription of each image is included and can be accessed by clicking on the image.
To aid the reader, extra markings (such as periods, dashes, and hyphens) that do not significantly add to interpretation of the data have not been included in the transcription. In instances when data is not complete, or there is clarifying data that can assist with interpretation, entries are [bracketed]. In some instances, the order in which words appear has been altered slightly in the transcription so as to enable better interpretation for the reader (i.e., when parts of a date were entered on two lines, they are entered as if on one line, to avoid confusion with the names of persons that follow).
An article and dataset which record the names of individuals in this manuscript has been submitted to Enslaved.org
Researchers and readers who would like to submit a correction or transcription enhancement are invited to contact Jones Memorial Library via the online collection form, with an email to director@jmlibrary.org, or by telephone at 1-434-846-0501.
Woodroof, Seth (1805-1875)
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
1834-1840
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Jones Memorial Library Manuscript collection #1047 Seth Woodroof Account Book
Lynchburg, Virginia
New Orleans, Louisiana
Natchez, Mississippi
Finding Aid to the Barton Accounts and Scrapbooks
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Scrapbooks
Finding aid to the Mrs. John Oliver Barton Accounts and Scrapbooks manuscript collection held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Barton, Mrs. John Oliver
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Finding aid to the Lynchburg Female Orphan Asylum Papers
Finding aids
orphanages
Miller Home -- Lynchburg, Va.
Finding aid to the Lynchburg Female Orphan Asylum Papers held at Jones Memorial Library. The asylum was also known as the Miller Home.
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Finding Aid to the Rev. Abner Anthony (1790-1884) Accounts
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Anthony, Abner (1790-1884)
Finding aid to the Rev. Abner Anthony (1790-1884) Accounts collection held at Jones Memorial Library
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Finding aid to the John and Richard S. Ellis Cash Book 1814-1815
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Finding aid to the John and Richard S. Ellis Cash Book 1814-1815 held at Jones Memorial Library
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Finding aid to the John Thomas Ellis (1827-1863) Cash Book
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Finding aid to the John Thomas Ellis (1827-1863) Cash Book held at Jones Memorial Library
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Finding aid to the Matthew Harrison (1822-1875) Housekeeping Accounts Book
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Finding aid to the Matthew Harrison (1822-1875) Housekeeping Accounts Book held at Jones Memorial Library
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Finding aid to the Bedford Alum and Iron Springs Company Account Book
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Finding aid to the Bedford Aluminum and Iron Springs Company account book held at Jones Memorial Library
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Finding aid to the William J. Folkes (ca 1826 -1881) Business Papers
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Finding aid to the William J. Folkes (ca 1826-1881) Business Papers collection held at Jones Memorial Library
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Finding aid to the Patrick Gregory (1832-aft 1900) And Company Account Book
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Finding aid to the Patrick Gregory (1832-aft 1900) and Company Account Book held at Jones Memorial Library
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Finding aid to the Hancock and Adams Account Books
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Finding aid to the Hancock and Adams Account Books held at Jones Memorial Library
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Finding aid to the B.R. Harvey Account Books
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Finding aid to the B.R. Harvey Account Books held at Jones Memorial Library
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Manuscript finding aid to Waugh's Ferry Account Book
Manuscript finding aid
Waugh's Ferry, Virginia
Manuscript finding aid to Waugh's Ferry account books held at Jones Memorial Library
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Finding aid to the James Addison Meriwether (1855-aft. 1931) Farm Account Book
Manuscript finding aid
Meriwether, James Addison (1855-aft. 1931 )
Holcomb Rock, Bedford County, Virginia
Manuscript finding aid to the James Addison Meriwether (1855-aft. 1931) Farm Account Book held at Jones Memorial Library
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