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Preferred Citation:

Cornelius Smith Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchase

Biographical Information:

Cornelius Smith, miller and merchant, of Laurel Mills, Rappahannock County, Va. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Papers (including business correspondence, accounts and account books) of Cornelius Smith, miller and merchant, of Laurel Mills, Rappahannock County, Va.; of his son S. Russell Smith; and of Daniel Amon Grimsley who served in the Virginia General Assembly. Consists of 4 boxes of material and 39 ledgers.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Account books
• Correspondence
• Financial records
• Merchants--Virginia--Rappahannock County
• Millers--Virginia
• Rappahannock County (Va.)--History--19th century
• Receipts (financial records)