Humphrey Harwood Account Book, 1776-1794.

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
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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Humphrey Harwood Account Book, Manuscript MS 33.1, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Summary

Creator:
Humphrey Harwood, d. 1788.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Humphrey Harwood Account Book, Manuscript MS 33.1, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Background

Scope and content:

Account book of Humphrey Harwood (d. 1788). Ledgers C and D contain the accounts of Harwood's estate, which were settled by his son, William (1768-1794), and by an unidentified person. Among people for whom Harwood worked were John Ambler, James Anderson, Samuel Beall, John Blair, Lewis Burwell, Nathaniel Burwell, William Byrd III, James Carter, Dr. William Carter, Richard Charlton, John Coke, Jesse Cole, Alexander Craig, John M. Galt I, Robert Greenhow, Mrs. Hallam, Mrs. Margaret Hunter, Philip Moody, Mary Stith, Richard Taliaferro, John Travis, St. George Tucker, Benjamin Waller, Thomas Wharton, and George Wythe.

Biographical / historical:

Humphrey Harwood (d. 1788), was a brickmaker and builder in Williamsburg, Va., who worked for many residents of Williamsburg and its vicinity and on most of the public buildings of the town.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 1933.
Physical location:
Oversize.
Physical description:
1 item (566 p. ; 32 cm.)