Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Henkel Plain Mills Store Daybook, 1835-1849, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 12/18/2007.

Biographical Note

Siram Peter Henkel was the son of  Dr. Solomon Henkel (1777-1847) and Rebecca Miller  and the brother of Dr. Samuel Godfrey, Solomon D., Dr. Solon Paul Charles  and Dr. Silon A. Henkel.Siram Peter Henkel (1809-1879) married June 30, 1835 to Margaret Koiner (1820-1899) had 12 children  at Plains Mill, Rockingham County. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Siram Peter Henkel">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Siram Peter Henkel</a>.

Scope and Contents

Daybook, 1835-1849, kept by Siram Peter Henkel for Solomon Henkel at Plains Mill Store, Rockingham County, Va. Includes records of purchases,  and records of farm workers, their tasks and their reasons for missing work. Also includes Henkel's  purchases for himself and his family.

Arrangement of Materials

Chronological.

Related Material

See Henkel Family Papers ( Mss. 39.1 H38)

Index Terms

Genre/Form of Material:

• Daybooks

Geographic Name:

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

Topical Term:

• Account books.
• Agricultural laborers--Virginia
• Merchants--Virginia--History--19th century.
• Merchants--Virginia--Rockingham County.

Additional Information