A Guide to the Tannehill and Wheat Nursery Ledger, 1866-1874 Tannehill and Wheat Nursery Ledger, 1866-1874 1178220

A Guide to the Tannehill and Wheat Nursery Ledger, 1866-1874

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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode number
1178220
Title
Tannehill and Wheat Nursery Ledger, 1866-1874
Physical Characteristics
1 v.
Collector
Augusta County (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Closed for reformatting.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Tannehill and Wheat Nursery Ledger, 1866-1874. Local government records collection, Augusta County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Augusta County under the accession number 43658.

Historical Information

Tannehill & Wheat Nursery was located in Augusta County, Virginia, and was in operation during the late nineteenth century. The business was located on land that was once part of the nursery owned by the Franklin Davis Company. Joseph F. Tannehill, born in Virginia about 1830, was one of the partners of Tannehill and Wheat.

Scope and Content

Tannehill and Wheat Nursery Ledger, 1866-1874, records the accounts of individual customers and employees. Each account lists transactions in chronological order. Each entry for customer accounts includes the date, type of transaction, items purchased, quantity of items purchased, monies credited and debited, and method of payment. Customer accounts include transactions such as purchasing plants, hauling fertilizer, and planting trees. Plants purchased include ceder hedges, shade trees, standard pears and evergreens.

Also included in the ledger are account records for the nursery's business operations and its employees. Business accounts document expenses like employee wages and purchases of inventory and equipment. Employee accounts record the labor performed by the worker such as planting trees, hauling wood, and plowing in addition to recording items purchased for the employee such as food, clothing, and tobacco. The majority of the nursery's employees were described as "colored."

Related Material

For additional information see the Augusta County Chancery Cause, Franklin Davis versus Joseph F. Tannehill. It can be found in the Local Records Collection at the Library of Virginia. The index number is 1896-093.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Tannehill and Wheat.
  • Subjects:

  • African Americans--History--1863-1877.
  • Horticulturists--Virginia--Augusta County.
  • Nursery growers--Virginia--Augusta County.
  • Geographical Names:

  • Augusta County (Va.)--History--19th century.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Business records--Virginia--Augusta County.
  • Ledgers (account books)--Virginia--Augusta County.
  • Local government records--Virginia--Augusta County.
  • Added Entry - Personal Name:

  • Tannehill, Joseph F.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Augusta County (Va.)--History--19th century.