A Guide to the Hopkins and Bro. (Accomack County, Va.) business records, 1883-1915 Hopkins and Bro. (Accomack County, Va.) business records, 1883-1915 53421

A Guide to the Hopkins and Bro. (Accomack County, Va.) business records, 1883-1915

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 53421


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
53421
Title
Hopkins and Bro. (Accomack County, Va.) business records, 1883-1915
Extent
.9 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Creator
Hopkins and Bro.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Hopkins and Bro. (Accomack County, Va.) business records, 1883-1915. Accession 53421. Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Nicole and Todd Ballance, Smithfield, Virginia.

Historical Information

Hopkins and Bro. was a merchant firm in Accomack County, Virginia, operated by R. L. Hopkins (1860-1922) and his brother William E. Hopkins (1854-1903) and then his nephew William E. Hopkins (1880-1936). Hopkins and Bro. sold a wide ranges of goods and products from agricultural implements to fertilizer to lumber to shingles. The company also served as agents for the Baltimore, Chesapeake, and Atlantic Railway in Accomack County.

Scope and Content

Business records, 1883-1915, of Hopkins and Bro. of Accomack County, Virginia, consisting of account books, bills of lading, catalogs, circulars, clippings, correspondence, invoices, notes, notices, price lists, receipts, and other documents detailing Hopkins and Bro.'s mercantile business, including as agent for the Baltimore, Chesapeake, and Atlantic Railway.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged

Series I: General business records, 1883, 1894, 1904-1905 Series II: Baltimore, Chesapeake, and Atlantic records, 1907-1915

Contents List

Series I: General business records , 1883, 1894, 1904-1905 .
Box 1
Extent: 1 box.

Series I: General business records, 1883, 1894, 1904-1905, contains account book, 1894, of R. L. Hopkins (1860-1922); catalogs, circulars, correspondence, invoices, price lists, and other documents, 1883, 1904-1905, from businesses to Hopkins and Bro. regarding commodities, shipment of goods, and payment of bills; correspondence, 1905, of Hopkins and Bro. concerning the purchase of goods; correspondence, 1904-1905, from customers of Hopkins and Bro. regarding the purchase and payment of items; family correspondence, 1905, to R. L. Hopkins from his sister and his cousin; and political correspondence and clippings, 1905, regarding Virginia state politics.

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Series II: Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway records , 1907-1915 .
Box 2
Extent: 1 box.

Series II: Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway records, 1907-1915, consists of bills of lading, circulars, correspondence, invoices, notices, rate lists, tags, and other documents mainly concerning Hopkins and Bro. as agent of the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway in Accomack County. Papers mainly deal with the shipment of goods by rail and by water. Includes transit permits for transportation of dead bodies.

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