Accounts, 1776-1789.

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Accounts, 1776-1789.

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These records contain accounts for the operation of the foundry. Included are the purchase of supplies, such as pig iron, coal, and blankets for workers, and delivery of andirons and smith's anvils. A list of Negroes belonging to the state and employed at the foundry is given. Tobacco is often used as currency in the transactions, as payment for slave labor.

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Reveley, John.

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Son of Dasey Southall and Edith Southall. Resided in Henrico County, Va. Married to Martha Vanderwall in 1756. Member of the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate. Served on a commission to establish the capital at Richmond and was one of three commissioners for the state foundry at Westham. From the guide to the Turner Southall Receipt Book, 1776-1784., (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) ...

Virginia. Public Foundry.

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On May 22, 1776, the fifth revolutionary convention approved a proposal to construct a cannon foundry and a blast furnace for the manufacture of ordnance. A site at Westham, near Richmond, was purchased and construction began immediately. When it was completed, the foundry complex included eight blast furnaces, a boring mill, and the foundry, besides all the buildings necessary to house workers and store supplies. From the description of Accounts, 1776-1789. (Unknown). WorldCat recor...

Ballendine, John

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Son of Dasey Southall and Edith Southall. Resided in Henrico County, Va. Married to Martha Vanderwall in 1756. Member of the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate. Served on a commission to establish the capital at Richmond and was one of three commissioners for the state foundry at Westham. From the guide to the Turner Southall Receipt Book, 1776-1784., (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) Resident of Fairfax County, Va. From...