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Preferred Citation

Glenn and Brother Daybook, 1849-1851. Local Government Records Collection, Richmond County Court Records, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Richmond County.

Historical Information

Glenn and Brother was a general store that conducted business in Farnham Church, Richmond County, Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century. One of the owners was Matthew Glenn, Jr.

Richmond County may have been named for Richmond borough in Surrey, England, or for Charles Lennox, first duke of Richmond and a son of King Charles II. It was formed from Old Rappahannock County in 1692. The county seat is Warsaw.

Some volumes were burned and mutilated through unknown causes; in addition, the will books prior to 1699 were missing as early as 1793, and order books for the period 1794-1816 are also missing. Numerous loose records prior to 1781 are missing as well.

Scope and Content

Daybook, 1849-1851, of Glenn and Brother that records daily transactions in chronological order. Information recorded in the journal includes date of transaction, name of customer, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, the price of each item, and amount owed. Merchandise sold include fruit, candy, spices, dry-goods, snuff, alcoholic drinks, pocket knives, lamb, fish, razor straps, spelling books, and clothing.

Daybook also contains an account of sales of the goods, wares, and merchandise of Glenn and Brother that were sold under a deed of trust in April 1851. Information found in each entry includes items sold, quantity sold, price of each item, and name of purchaser. Volume is in poor condition due to damaged spine.

Related Material

Additional Richmond County Court Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm"

Richmond County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Richmond County Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

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