Robert Carter Wastebook, 1762-1790.

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

Email: dmayo@cwf.org

Phone: (757) 565-8521

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Phone: (757) 565-8520

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Summary

Creator:

Robert Carter, 1728-1804.

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Rough ledger kept by Robert Carter III (1728-1804), of Nomini Hall containing accounts with employees; records of products sent and received from various minor plantations and quarters; and memoranda of bonds and promissory notes. Among the names in the book are James Gregory, Sr., Peter Lyons, Henry Tazewell, and John Tyler.

Biographical / historical:

Resident of Nomini Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia; and Baltimore, Maryland. Carter was made a member of the Governor's Council in 1764. He was married to Frances Anne Tasker, youngest daughter of Benjamin Tasker of Maryland.

Acquisition information:

Purchase, 1957.

Physical description:

1 item (142 p. ; 22 cm.)

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Plantations--Virginia--History--18th century.
Merchants--Virginia-- History--18th century.
Ledgers--Virginia--Williamsburg--18th century.