Ledgers, 1822-1863.

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Ledgers, 1822-1863.

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Volume one, 1822-1828, was kept by Basil Nicholas Hobbs, who with Benjamin Head and Benjamin Lawrence organized a general store in 1813. The ledger contains accounts for customers such as the Gwathmeys, Dorseys, Bullitts, Geigers, Popes, and Hites. Volume two was kept by Edward Dorsey Hobbs (1810-1888), engineer and surveyor of Louisville, Ky., 1831-1835, and first real estate agent; served as surveyor and agent for the Preston family of Virginia and Kentucky, Robert J. Breckinridge, Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, Gen. Edward C. Carrington, Gen. Henry Atkinson, Capt. Jason Rogers, James McDowell, Jr., John W. Hunt and others. Included are records about his work for those clients; the administration of the estates of his father, Basil N. Hobbs, and Elias Dorsey Lawrence; memoranda of sales of land made for Gen. Francis Preston, 1831-1839; and accounts of farming activities at Anchorage.

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Hobbs, Basil Nicholas, 1786-1837.

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Head, Hobbs, and Lawrence (Middletown, Ky.)

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Louisville merchants. From the description of Ledgers, 1822-1863. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49279814 ...

Head, Benjamin, 1782-1837.

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Lawrence, Benjamin (Merchant of Louisville, Ky.)

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Hobbs, Edward Dorsey, 1810-1888.

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Louisville entrepreneur, surveyor, and government official. From the description of Edward Dorsey Hobbs : papers, 1834-1882. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49242804 ...