<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Trents-Mill-(Va.)-Blacksmith-account-book</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Trents Mill (Va.) Blacksmith account book</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Trents Mill (Va.) Blacksmith account book <num>SC 02017</num></titleproper><author>Nora Kuhlman</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2026 February</date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-04-10 07:02:13 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
  <did>
    <repository>
      <corpname>Special Collections Research Center</corpname>
    </repository>
    <unittitle>Trents Mill (Va.) Blacksmith account book</unittitle>
    <unitid>SC 02017</unitid>
    <unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/resources/10059</unitid>
    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">1 vol</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1824/1824">1824</unitdate>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
    </langmaterial>
  </did>
  <scopecontent id="aspace_db1b38f7b8435e12d6c2b84d87e85611">
    <head>Content Description</head>
<p>Collection contains an account book of a blacksmith working at John S. Nicholas shop in Trents Mill, Virginia. Trents Mills is located in Cumberland County, Virginia. The account book  was produced from Gros, Odier, Roman, and Co., a textile manufacturer located in Wesserling, France.</p>  </scopecontent>
  <accessrestrict id="aspace_b9c13a3928f072c1d5eca3f70acd9136">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_ded6c6cff85fe815b3b020e37f008a11">
    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Purchased with the assistance of the Nelle Richardson Tonkin Fund.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <arrangement id="aspace_8a8453c03bf201a83d60ad1a7fb39a46">
    <head>Arrangement</head>
<p>The material is arranged by item.</p>  </arrangement>
  <odd id="aspace_745127c8fe911d198db8e5b4f30f83e5">
    <head>General</head>
<p>William &amp; Mary Libraries' archival, digital and physical collections may contain content with harmful language or difficult subject matters. We strive for transparency in making these materials available for teaching and research, but we do not endorse the attitudes, prejudices or behaviors found within them.</p><p>William &amp; Mary Libraries' perspective on harmful content and language aligns with the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) and university libraries around the world.</p>  </odd>
  <prefercite id="aspace_4aca463d2738e2a4d7660c4600bf16a9">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Trents Mill (Va.) Blacksmith account book, Special Collections Research Center, William &amp; Mary Libraries.</p>  </prefercite>
  <userestrict id="aspace_6fcd4832c7fbd7af71deb0eb718074bd">
    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
  <dsc><c id="aspace_2d15ccab7f754ccd0c7662b2254e4370" level="item"><did><unittitle>Account book</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/652879</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1824/1824">1824</unitdate><container altrender="Extra tall legal size Hollinger box" id="aspace_ec6644574024490f8d0086a4bc6f78fb" label="Mixed materials">Oversized Small Collections Box 16</container><container id="aspace_2d885f20cbc47387305b368719f9168d" parent="aspace_ec6644574024490f8d0086a4bc6f78fb" type="Folder">1</container></did></c></dsc>
</archdesc>
</ead>