Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Cronin, Hannah and Company Business Records, 1861-1874. Local government records collection, Charlotte County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Charlotte County.

Historical Information

The business records of Cronin, Hannah, and Company were used as evidence in the chancery case, Administrator of James Maloney versus Cronin, Hannah, and Company, heard in the Circuit Court of Charlotte County.

Cronin, Hannah, and Company was a general store that conducted business in the town of Coles Finz during the mid-nineteenth century. The partnership was comprised of Robert W. Cronin, George C. Hannah, and Benjamin W. Marshall. The partnership was formerly known as Cronin and Company

Scope and Content

Cronin, Hannah, and Company Cashbook, 1861-1870, records on an almost daily basis cash received and cash paid out. It includes the names of individuals the business received cash from and paid cash to.

Cronin, Hannah and Company Journal, 1861-1874, records on a monthly basis, mainly in 1861, the individual accounts of customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order, items purchased, and amount owed or paid. Merchandise sold include dry-goods (thread, calico, needles, buttons), molasses, pants, castor oil, and whiskey. Volume is in fragile condition due to water and mold damage. Ink is very faint.

Cronin and Company Ledgers A-1 and B, 1865-1868, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order, items purchased, and the amount owed and paid. Merchandise sold include whiskey, dry-goods, eggs, nails, fish hooks, and farm tools.

Cronin and Company Index book to a missing ledger that records in alphabetical order the names of the company's customers. Beside each name is the page number of the customer's account found in the ledger. Volume is in fragile condition due to mold damage.

Related Material

For additional information see the Charlotte County Chancery Cause, Administrator of James Maloney versus Cronin, Hannah, and Company. It can be found in the Chancery Records Index at the Library of Virginia web site. The index number is 1871-001.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Cronin, Robert W.
• Hannah, George C.
• Marshall, Benjamin W.

Corporate Names:

• Cronin, Hannah and Company (Charlotte County, Va.)

Subjects:

• Consumer goods -- Virginia -- Charlotte County.
• Dry-goods -- Virginia -- Charlotte County
• General stores -- Virginia -- Charlotte County

Genre and Form Terms:

• Business records -- Virginia -- Charlotte County.
• Cashbooks -- Virginia -- Charlotte County.
• Indexes (reference sources) -- Virginia -- Charlotte County.
• Journals (accounts) -- Virginia -- Charlotte County.
• Ledgers (account books) -- Virginia -- Charlotte County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Charlotte County.

Added Entry - Corporate Name:

• Cronin and Company (Charlotte County, Va.)

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