Francis Jerdone account book(1751–1752)
- MS 1929.6
- Microfilm: M-50
- Transcript: TR/20
- 1 vol. ([168] pp.) and 4 items
Ledger kept by Francis Jerdone (1721–1771), merchant in Yorktown, VA, including accounts with individuals for goods purchased from Jerdone, with merchants in Great Britain, and with the ship captains who carried goods between Virginia and England; lists of supplies of staples such as salt and rum; invoices for tobacco shipped to England; and a summary of Jerdone’s finances.
The accounts include those of Robert Anderson, John Backhouse, Col. John Baylor, Col. John Chiswell, Henry Cooke, John Cooper, Capt. Archibald Crawford, Robert Donald, John Goldsmith, Dr. Alexander Jameson, Bennitt Kirby, Edward Lankford, Thomas Nelson, John Norton, Mann Page, Proprietors of the Raleigh Tavern, William Stevenson, John Thomson, John Winn, and George Wythe.
Inventory: Loose Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 12 September 1798 | Joseph Chew, Spotsylvania Court House jailor, to Francis Jerdone re runaway slave’s incarceration. |
| 29 September 1803 | Alexander Macauley, Hampton, to “Dear Uncle” re Peale’s silhouette. |
| 26 March 1808 | Certificate: Henry Robinson takes up runaway slave Isaac. |
| 26 January 1809 | Littleton Waller Tazewell to Francis Jerdone, Louisa Co., VA, re Daniel McClarin’s murder defense in Williamsburg. |
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