Dabney Family Ledger and Papers 1755-1788, 1755-1868

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Librarian/ Associate Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, and the holder of the copyright, if not the Rockefeller Library at Colonial Williamsburg.

Preferred citation:

Dabney Family Ledger and Papers, Manuscript 79.1, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Summary

Creator:
Dabney Family, Charles Dabney, 1745-1829, William Dabney, 1707-1772?
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Dabney Family Ledger and Papers, Manuscript 79.1, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Background

Scope and content:

Ledger contains plantation accounts of William Dabney (1707-1772?) of Hanover County, Va., and blacksmith accounts of his son, Charles (1745-1829). Entries provide information on crops and slaves as well as recording payments for services such as carpentry, shoemaking, and midwifery. Collection also includes seventeen loose pieces, primarily accounts.

Biographical / historical:

William Dabney, of Hanover County, Va., served as steward for Edward Ambler, Dudley Digges, and Armistead Lightfoot.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 1979.
Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Physical description:
18 items.