Oglesby, Thomas Jacob.
Merchants, farmer.
Smithson H. Davis and Bowker Preston, doing business as Davis & Preston, with headquarters at Lynchburg and Bedford, Virginia, were general merchants, traders in cotton, tobacco, wheat, hides and skins, and purchased and "hired out" slaves to various farmers. John Hook was a farmer and a cattleman who also operated a loan business, dealing in British currency. He was known as "A Scotchman, a man of wealth, and suspected of being unfriendly to the American cause."
From the description of Thomas Jacob Oglesby collection, 1766-1860. (Florida State University). WorldCat record id: 50679687
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| creatorOf | Oglesby, Thomas Jacob. Thomas Jacob Oglesby collection, 1766-1860. | Florida State University |
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| correspondedWith | Davis, Smithson H. | person |
| associatedWith | Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799. | person |
| correspondedWith | Hook, J. R. (John R.) | person |
| correspondedWith | Preston, Bowker | person |
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| Virginia--Bedford | |||
| Franklin County (Va.) | |||
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| Virginia--Franklin County |
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