A Guide to the Jordan Family Records, 1848-1862 Jordan Family Records, 1848-1862 25814

A Guide to the Jordan Family Records, 1848-1862

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 25814


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Funding: Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Repository
Library of Virginia
Accession number
25814
Title
Jordan Family Records, 1848-1862
Physical Characteristics
40 items
Physical Location
Business records collection, Acc. 25814
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Jordan Family. Records, 1848-1862. Accession 25814, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mary Fleming, 29 June 1963.

Biographical/Historical Information

Members of the Jordan family mined iron deposits in Alleghany and Bath Counties, Virginia, where they operated furnaces known as the Australia, Lucy Salina, and Mary Martha. Family members include Edwin Jordan, Hezekiah Jordan, Ira F. Jordan, and James and Robert Skeen.

Scope and Content Information

Records, 1848-1862, concerning furnace operation and production include accounts, bonds, statements of pig iron shipped, correspondence between family members, and receipts.