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.

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.

Historical Information: Mangorike Wharf Company was organized in 1873 in Richmond County, Virginia, for the purpose of building a wharf along the Rappahannock River.

Minutes and subscription book, 1873-1874, of Mangorike Wharf Company that records the meetings of shareholders and the accounts of individual shareholders.

Information found in the minutes includes date of meetings, election of officers, names of shareholders and the number of shares they held, and decisions made at the meetings. The minutes also include a copy of an agreement to build a wharf along the Rappahannock River in Richmond County. The agreement gives the length and width of the wharf and how the materials for building it would be procured.

Information found in the accounts of shareholders includes the name of the shareholder, number of shares subscribed, value of shares, and form of payment such as cash, labor, and materials furnished for wharf. The volume includes an index that lists in alphabetical order the names of shareholders, and the page number where their accounts can be found.

Historical Information: Moody and Price was a shipping company headquartered in the city of Richmond, Virginia, during the late eighteenth century. The letter book was perhaps used as an exhibit in a court case heard in Richmond County. 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.

Letter book, 1793-1796, of Moody and Price that contains copies of correspondence between the shipping company and its customers and business associates. Information found in the letters relate to the transportation of cargo, payment for services rendered, dealings with merchants, insurance matters, and the prices of commodities such as flour, wheat, and coal. The letters also refer to a smallpox outbreak in the city of Richmond in 1794 and its economic impact on the community. The letter book includes an index listing the names of customers and business associates in alphabetical order and the page number their letters can be found.

Historical Information: Plummer and Tapscott was a general store that conducted business in Farnham Church, Richmond County, Virginia, during the early 19th century. 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.

Journal, 1812-1814, used as a daybook that records in chronological order the daily transactions of Plummer and Tapscott, a general store. Information recorded in the journal includes date of transaction, name of customer, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, amount owed, and a page number where the entry is found in a missing ledger. Merchandise sold include spices, clothing, scissors, rhubarb, nails, knives, candles, paper, dry-goods, and snuff.

Historical Information: Robert B. Sydnor was a merchant who owned a general store in Richmond County, Virginia, during the mid-nineteenth century.

Journals and Ledger of merchant Robert B. Sydnor consist of two journals and a ledger.

Two journals, 1847-1852, used as daybooks that record 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, amount owed and page number where information was transferred to corresponding ledger. Merchandise sold include fish, spices, dry-goods, cigars, alcoholic drinks, candles, tools, and clothing.

Ledger, 1849-1852, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Information found in each entry include date of transaction, form of transaction, amount owed, form of payment, amount paid, and page number where information was transferred from corresponding daybook. Volume does not contain detailed information regarding items sold by merchant. Rather, it uses general terms such as "sundries" and "merchandise." The ledger includes an index that lists the names of customers in alphabetical order and the page number where their accounts are found.