Title

B. Davenport & Co. Ledger, 1841-1861

ID

Mss. MsV Ame20

Extent

1.0 Items

More Extent Information

286 p. : bound volume ; 39 cm.

Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1841-1861, of B. Davenport & Co., merchants, of Williamsburg, Va. which includes accounts, 1860, with the College of William and Mary and which was used as a scrapbook, 1892-1905, for newspaper clippings of poems and articles; Christmas cards; valentines; advertisements; cigarette cards; and seed catalog covers.

Creators

B. Davenport & Co. (Williamsburg, Va.)

Subjects

College of William and Mary--History--19th century.

Merchants--Virginia--History--19th century.

Merchants--Virginia--Williamsburg.

Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century.

Genres

Account books.

Christmas cards.

Ledgers (Accounting)

Scrapbooks

Languages

English

Administrative Information

Restrictions

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Rights

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

B. Davenport & Co. Ledger, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Collection Material Type:

Records