Robert Shandy Holland Account Book, 1868-1878

Access and use

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 Shandy Holland Account book, 1868-1878. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Robert Shandy Holland
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Robert Shandy Holland Account book, 1868-1878. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Robert Shandy Holland Account book, 1868-1878, records the accounts of individual customers. Each account records transactions in chronological order. Each entry includes date of transaction, style of transaction (goods purchased, service rendered, or form of payment), and amount owed or paid. Payments made by cash, credit, or labor (cutting wheat or cutting oats). Services rendered include hauling lumber and sharpening and repairing farm tools. Goods sold include flour, corn, butter, potatoes, bacon, and tobacco.

Biographical / historical:

Robert Shandy Holland, 1841-1878, was farmer who lived in Fluvanna County during the latter half of the 19th century.

Fluvanna County takes its name from an eighteenth-century designation of the upper James River. The name, meaning river of Anne, was originally bestowed in honor of Queen Anne of England. The county was formed from Albemarle County in 1777. The county seat is Palmyra.

Acquisition information:
Robert Shandy Holland Account book, 1868-1878. Local government records collection, Fluvanna County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Physical location:
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 v. (101 p.)