Walter G. Hudgins, Records, 1850-1894

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Walter G. Hudgins Records, 1850-1894. Accession 24667, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Walter G. Hudgins Records, 1850-1894. Accession 24667, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The records are those of a general store which sold dry goods, hardware items, and groceries. The volumes include: daybooks, 1865-1867, 1889-1894; ledgers, 1859-1867, 1872-1882, 1884; cashbook, 1869-1871; order books, 1869; small bills due the store, 1869-1870; accounts with area Negroes, 1869-1870; and personal memorandum book.

Loose items include bills, receipts, and accounts with customers and suppliers. It appears that most of the store merchandise was obtained from wholesalers in Baltimore, Maryland. Also included are items, mainly circular notices, related to Chesapeake Lodge No. 89 and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Included is a copy of the constitution and bylaws of the Chesapeake Lodge, 1851.

Biographical / historical:

William Houlder Hudgins (1825-1895) was a merchant at Cricket Hill, Mathews County, Virginia, from 1850 until 1868. The store was maintained until 1872 by his brother Walter G. Hudgins. William H. Hudgins was a justice of the peace, a commissioner in chancery, a commissioner of accounts, and tax assessor for Mathews County at various times until his death in 1895.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Dr. W. Raymond Thomas, 1956 August 24.
Physical location:
Business records collection, Acc. 24667
Physical description:
11 volumes and 225 items