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Preferred Citation:

Thomas K. McCutchans Ledgers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2012.339 received by the SCRC via USPS on 8/14/2012.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in October 2012.

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two ledgers kept by Thomas K. McCutchans, a blacksmith in Rockbridge, VA. The first ledger, from 1852-1867, lists the names of people McCutchans has accounts with and mostly deals with the purchases of household goods. Most of the pages are either blank or have been ripped out of the ledger. The second ledger, from 1866-1888, contains an index to all the accounts in the ledger, and most of the accounts are for household goods but there are some for spokes, harnesses, and welding shoes. Only one third of the ledger is completed with a few accounts in the back of the ledger.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Blacksmithing--Virginia--History--19th century
• Blacksmiths--1860-1870
• Ledgers (Accounting)
• Rockbridge County (Va.)--History--19th century