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Account book of Richard Floyd and his estate

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Description: The account books lists men who worked as laborers on Floyd's estate between 1687 and 1690. The laborers were paid in kind. Most were Unkechaug Indians who lived near the Floyd farm on Pattersquash Creek.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1720-1732.
Call number: mssHM 59961
Creator: Floyd, Richard (1665-1728)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased at Sotheby's, Sale 7315, lot 115, May 21, 1999. From the collection of Dr. Frank Siebert who acquired it from Charles Hamilton in 1957.
Dimensions: 16 cm :

Account book of Richard Floyd, Jr

Manuscripts

The account books lists men who worked as laborers on Floyd's estate between 1687 and 1690. The laborers were pain in kind in shoes, mitts, pork, rum. etc. Most were Unkechaug Indians who lived near the Floyd farm on Pattersquash Creek..

mssHM 59424

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Floyd Dessery Papers

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The collection consists primarily of letters written by Floyd Dessery (1879-1927) to his family, during his deployment in the Philippines, including his mother, Mrs. A. B. Dessery, and his sisters, Hazel and Theodosia Dessery. The collection also includes Floyd's diary from his time in the Philippines. His letters and diary reflect the daily experiences of a foot soldier during the Spanish-American War. Also included are a few family photos, and some ephemera, including clippings, notes, and trade cards.

mssHM 72946-72969

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Invoices and accounts of Brandt Schuyler and his estate

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Invoices and accounts of Brandt Schyler's business and estate. Schyler's main consigners were Isaac (1721-1784) and Nicolas (1713 - 1786) Gouverneur. The invoices list shipments of flour, nails, bread, gun powder, cocoa, cloth, thread, butter, candles, wax, and other goods to mostly to Curacao and Jamaica but also Philadelphia, and London. A 1744 entry lists "Scipio a Negro man belonging to George Gordon of Philadelphia," including "cash paid the Marshall for committing him to ye work House."

mssHM 637

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Account Book

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The first section of the collection consists of 43 volumes: two William Allen diaries (1878-1879), one Harold Allen diary (1884), and 40 ranch journals from 1879 to 1918. The first volume, written by William Allen in 1878, begins in Europe and continues in Southern California later in the year. Subsequent volumes document primarily the day-to-day activities of the ranch, from pruning to harvesting and irrigating the vineyards and citrus trees. Some writing indicates that there were Chinese laborers on the ranch, and entries in later volumes may have been recorded by one of William Allen's sons, Walter I. Allen, who ran the ranch in later years.

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William Allen Estate Company book

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mssSphinx ranch

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Account book of the estate of Peter Jefferson

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An account book marked "Albemarle County" that covers the period from Aug. 26, 1757 to September 1765 kept by an executor of Peter Jefferson's estate, most likely John Harive (1706-1767). The miscellaneous accounts entered on a semi-regular basis reflect settling of Peter Jefferson's estate; entries include payments to the Surveyor's Office and the College of William and Mary.

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Account book of Richard Floyd and his estate

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