A Guide to the John Robertson Account Book, 1781-1811 Robertson, John, Account Book, 1781-1811 MS 58.2

A Guide to the John Robertson Account Book, 1781-1811

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the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 58.2


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Repository
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Manuscript number
MS 58.2
Title
John Robertson Account Book, 1781-1811.
Extent
1 vol. (178 p. ; 21 cm.)
Creator
John Robertson, b. 1750.
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

John Robertson Account Books, Manuscript MS 58.2, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Acquisition Information

Gift, 1958.

Alternative Form

Also available on microfilm M-1093.

Biographical/Historical Information

John Robertson served as deputy commissary general of issues during the American Revolution. After the war, he was a schoolmaster in Albemarle County and Lynchburg, Va.

Scope and Content Information

Account book of John Robertson. Included are receipts for supplies received from him at the Magazine in Williamsburg, October-November 1781; indexed accounts of his school in Lynchburg, 1801-1802; house expenses, 1807-1810; and a register of the children of John and Sarah Rogers Robertson.

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