A Guide to the Fishback Family Ledger, 1818-1896 Fishback family, 1818-1896, A Guide to the Ledger of 24672

A Guide to the Fishback Family Ledger, 1818-1896

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 24672


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Accession number
24672
Title
Fishback Family Ledger, 1818-1896
Physical Characteristics
1 volume (228 pages)
Physical Location
Business records collection, Acc. 24672
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Fishback Family Ledger, 1818-1896. Accession 24672, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Lent for copying by Mrs. F.R. Chamberlain, 9 October 1957.

Biographical/Historical Information

The Fishback family resided near The Plains in Fauquier County, Virginia, and were engaged in the sale of general merchandise and the operaration of a blacksmith shop. The volume contains entries made by Nelson N. Fishback (ca. 1778-1823) and his sons Josiah T. (b. 1819) and John N. Fishback (1823-1871). Entries made by John N. Fishback, Jr. (1871-1911) also appear. For additional information concerning the family, consult Willis M. Kemper, comp., Genealogy of the Fishback Family in America (New York: Thomas Madison Taylor, 1914).

Scope and Content Information

Ledger includes entries by members of the Fishback family of Fauquier County, Virginia, concerning sales of general merchandise, and charges for blacksmith work performed (1859-1866). Also contains accounts relating to a farm (1868-1896); an employment agreement and family records (1814-1895); and slave records (1810-1823). Partly indexed.