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Records, 1803-1871.

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Business papers of John W. Jordan and John Irvine of Rockbridge County, Virginia, ironmasters, builders, merchants, and millers, representing their activities both before and after they formed their partnership in 1821. The records contain communications with local planters and merchants such as Robert Brooks, John F. Caruthers, William H. Graves, James McDowell, Jr. (1795-1851) who became governor, John Ruff, and William Willson; with business agents and dealers in Lynchburg and Richmond such as Samuel McCorkle, Bernard Peyton, Robert White, and Lewis Webb & Co.; and with ironmasters such as William Lusk, William Weaver, and Jordan's son, Samuel Francis Jordan. Included also are letters and receipts from lawyer James D. Davidson and county clerk Samuel McDowell Reid; one volume showing property tax levies and collections for residents of Rockbridge County in 1806; and an iron forge account book, 1843-1844, kept by Joseph Y. Trevey and Washington Jackson.

3.0 c.f. (7 archives boxes, 2 index boxes)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6849454

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Davidson, James D. 1810-1882.

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Jordan, John W., 1777-1854.

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Weaver, William, 1780-1863

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Irvine, John, 1781- .

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Lusk, William, -1855

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Reid, Samuel McDowell, 1790-1869

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Jackson, Washington.

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Brooks, Robert B.

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Jordan, Samuel Francis, 1805-1872

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Caruthers, John E.

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