Robert Nowlan Macomber Checkbook, 1912-1914

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Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
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POC: Archives Reference Services
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Preferred citation:

Robert Nowlan Macomber Checkbook, 1912-1914. Local government records collection, Richmond Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Richmond (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Robert Nowlan Macomber Checkbook, 1912-1914. Local government records collection, Richmond Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Robert Nowlan Macomber Checkbook, 1912-1914, contains blank checks and stubs of checks written by Robert E. Macomber and Ida N. Macomber, Robert Nowlan Macomber's committee. Information found in check stubs includes date check was written, name of individual or business to whom check was written, amount of check, and the purpose check was written. Checks were written for expenses due to Western State Hospital, where Macomber was a patient, or for expenses needed for the upkeep of the Nowlan Company's store. Also included in the checkbook are two accounts recording the money debited and credited to Macomber's estate.

Biographical / historical:

Robert Nowlan Macomber was a member of the Macomber family who were part owners in the Nowlan Company, a Richmond area jeweler. The Nowlan Company was established in 1850 in Petersburg by Thomas Nowlan. In 1866, Thomas Nowlan joined with partners Robert E. Macomber and Robert L. Winston and relocated the business to Richmond. For most of his adult life Robert Nowlan Macomber was a patient at Western State Hospital; however, he still held a claim on the Nowlan Company and his estate's funds were derived from the business.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Richmond.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v.