Ledgers, 1778-1805.

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Ledgers, 1778-1805.

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This microfilm contains two manuscript ledgers kept by blacksmith James Anderson and his son, Robert. While the entries primarily date from 1778-1798, annotations concerning the status of accounts were made as late as 1805. Among the more prominent names of customers are Daniel Broadhead, Edward Carrington, Col. William Finnie, John Greenhow, Edmund Randolph, George Winston, and Thomas Jefferson.

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Anderson, Robert C.

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Robert Anderson was the son-in-law of Alexander Macauley. From the description of Anderson-Macauley papers, 1770-1858 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145410781 Robert Anderson, born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, in 1805, was the commander of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor at the outbreak of the Civil War. The Union commander held out against Confederate forces for four months, without supplies from the North. When the Confederate troops discovered that a shipm...

Anderson, James, 1740-1798.

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James Anderson was a blacksmith in Williamsburg and Richmond, Va., who also served as public armorer and captain of the Company of Artificers. From the guide to the James Anderson Account Books, 1778-1805., (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) James Anderson was a blacksmith who worked in Williamsburg and Richmond, VA during the late 18th century. He also served as a public armorer and captain of the Company of Artifices. Anderson was succeede...