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Robert Bristow plantation ledger, 1660-1707 (bulk 1677-1707)

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Description
An account book and ledger from British merchant Robert Bristow's plantation, house, and stores in Lancaster and Gloucester Counties in Virginia. The ledger was used by Bristow to document inventories of home goods, Bristow's personal library, debts, copies of land patents and other legal documents, and lists of indentured and enslaved laborers; also included in the ledger are lists of his shares in Royal African Company ships. The volume is written in several hands, including Bristow's. The binding is not original but was rebound in full panelled calf from the bindery of restoration bookbinder Bernard Middleton; the volume is signed with Middleton's cypher and has his book label and a brief typed description pasted on the inside front cover.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1660-1707
Call number
mssHM 84402
Creator
Bristow, Robert (1634-1707)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased for The Huntington from Bernard Quaritch Ltd by the Library Collectors' Council, March 2024. The volume was purchased by Bernard Middleton from the British trade in the 1960s and became part of his personal collection.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Dimensions
36 cm
Associated people
Middleton, Bernard C., (1924-2019,)
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