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Nelson, William, 1711-1772. William Nelson ledger and daybook, 1767-1784.

Title: William Nelson ledger and daybook, 1767-1784.

Ledger and daybook of William Nelson, merchant and colonial leader of Yorktown, Virginia. The collection contains one ledger from a family business which spanned three generations. A number of the accounts are for large purchases totaling in the hundreds of pounds. There are numerous accounts for individuals in Yorktown and its vicinity including accounts with several Yorktown doctors. There are also a number of accounts for ship's captains as Yorktown was an important port in the eighteenth century. There are entries for several merchants. Prominent among these are John Hatley Norton who represented John Norton and Sons in Yorktown, the Scots merchant, David Jameson of Yorktown who served as Lt. Governor under Thomas Nelson, Jr., the firm of Messr's Lamer, Hill & Bisett located on the island of Madiera, Cornelius Calvert of Norfolk, and Colonel Humphrey Hill of King and Queen County. There are entries for a number of estates including those of Carter Burwell, Governor Francis Fauquier, Philip Grymes, William Lightfoot, and the London merchant Edward Athawes. There are accounts for a number of Williamsburg residents including William Biers, Edward Charlton, Thomas Craig, John Ferguson, Humphrey Harwood, Anthony Hay, Robert Carter Nicholas, John Prentis, Samuel Spurr, Jane Vobe, Benjamin Waller, and Mary Wray. Other prominent individuals include Jaqueline Ambler, the Reverend Robert Barret, Burwell Bassett, Nathaniel Burwell, Robert Burwell, William Byrd III, Reverend Joseph Davenport, Richard Henry Lee, Augustine Moore, William Nelson, Jr., the Reverend Charles Mynn Thruston, the Reverend Thomas Warrington, and Ralph Wormeley. There is also an account with the Dismal Swamp Company and the William and Thomas Nelson House in Williamsburg.

ArchivalResource: 2 vols. bound in 3

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Virginia. General Assembly. House of Burgesses. Articles of association, 1774 May 27.

Title: Articles of association, 1774 May 27.

Printed copy of the Articles of Association signed by 89 members of the late House of Burgesses, 1774, in response to their dissolution by Gov. John Murray, Earl of Dunmore. Mentions the blockadge of Boston, the Tea Tax, and the East India Company. Lists the Burgesses.

ArchivalResource: 1 item ; 33 cm.

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An ASSOCIATION, 1774 May 27

Title: An ASSOCIATION 1774 May 27

Article of Association signed by members of the late House of Burgesses.

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