Jacob Skiles, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Merchant Daybook, 1793-1796 A&M 3188

Jacob Skiles, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Merchant Daybook, 1793-1796 A&M 3188


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 3188
Title
Jacob Skiles, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Merchant Daybook 1793-1796
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195737
Quantity
0 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 reel of microfilm (1 vol.)
Creator
Skiles, Jacob.
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
This daybook chronicles the barter and cash dealings of Lewisburg merchant Jacob Skiles in the years of early settlement in Greenbrier County. Skiles, a land speculator, notes some of his land dealings as well as his business contacts in the Shenandoah Valley and Pennsylvania. Some of the most prominent settlers of the Greenbrier Valley are mentioned.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Jacob Skiles, Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Merchant Daybook, A&M 3188, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • General stores
  • Greenbrier County (W. Va.)
  • Land.
  • Lewisburg (W. Va.)
  • Skiles, Jacob.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Greenbrier County (W. Va.)
  • Lewisburg (W. Va.)