John Hook papers, 1737-1889; (bulk 1770-1848).

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John Hook papers, 1737-1889; (bulk 1770-1848).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19793632

Letters, papers, and mercantile records of Hook; of the mercantile firm of Bowker Preston, Hook's son-in-law, and Smithson H. Davis at Goose Creeke, Bedford Co., Va.; and of a similar firm of Asa, Smithson H., and Alexander G. Holland and John D. Booth at Hale's Ford and Germantown, both in Franklin Co., the Holland family apparently being connected with the Hook family by marriage. John Hook's papers consist of daybooks, ledgers, letter books, and memoranda of his mercantile firm and its branch stores, as well as plantation and land records of his extensive holdings and genealogical materials. There is also information concerning sequestration proceedings brought against him by David Ross, a former business partner. The records span the the last quarter of the eighteenth century and document the American colonial and post-revolutionary trade system. Records of Bowker Preston and Smithson Davis concern the operation of their mercantile firms, 1813-1830, and include information on goods purchased in Philadelphia, New York City, and Richmond and Lynchburg, Va., and on the tobacco trade in Virginia, especially the effects of the panic of 1819. Records of the Holland family consist of merchants' correspondence, ledgers, account books, and daybooks.

7,392 items (30 lin. ft)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6970198

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Preston, Bowker

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Tobacco merchant and planter of Bedford County, Va. From the description of Papers, 1773-1882. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32959903 From the description of Papers of Bowker Preston [manuscript], 1773-1882. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647853833 ...

Davis, Smithson H.

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Holland, Smithson H.

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Holland, Alexander

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Hook, John, 1745-1808

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Scottish merchant and Tory, of Hale's Ford (Franklin Co.), Va. From the description of John Hook papers, 1737-1889; (bulk 1770-1848). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19793632 John Hook (1745-1808) came to Virginia at the age of twelve or thirteen years in 1758 as a clerk for William and James Donald, Scotch merchants and ship owners of Greenock, Scotland. He later married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Colonel John Smith of Goochland to which union ...

Holland, Asa.

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Represented in the collection are: Asa Holland, tobacco planter, merchant, and deputy sheriff of Franklin County, Va.; his brother, Smithson H. Holland, merchant of Richmond, Va.; his daughter and son-in-law, Sallie and William E. Duncan, a farmer and local official; and his son, Mark, who served in the 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Company D. From the description of Papers of Asa Holland, 1820-1890. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32671923 ...

Ross, David A., 1949-

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Biographical note: Unknown. From the description of Ross family photographs, ca. 1920-1929. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 50626602 ...