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John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 2003 Special Collections staff John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Descriptive Summary John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation James Anderson Account Books, 1778-1805. MS 62.2 Oversize 2 items (140 and 329 p.) English James Anderson, 1740-1798. Robert Anderson, 1781-1859. Administrative Information Access

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James Anderson Account Books, Manuscript MS 62.2, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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Purchase, 1962.

 Alternative Form

Also available on microfilm M-1060.2 and in photostat PH/02/02 and in transcription TR/03.

 Biographical/Historical Information

James Anderson was a blacksmith in Williamsburg and Richmond, Va., who also served as public armorer and captain of the Company of Artificers.

 Scope and Content Information

Ledgers, mainly dating from 1778-1798, kept by James Anderson. Included are notations on the status of accounts, 1804-1805, made by James' son, Robert. The accounts show work done for Jacquelin Ambler, Daniel Broadhead, Edward Carrington, Mr. Carter, James Craig, Thomas Everard, Col. William Finnie, James Galt, John Greenhow, Humphrey Harwood, James Hubard, Thomas Jefferson, the Lunatic Hospital, Joseph Prentis, Edmund Randolph, John Saunders, Mr. Taliaferro, George Winston, and many others.

 Index Terms Persons: Ambler, Jacqeulin, 1742-1798. Anderson, James, 1740-1798. Anderson, Robert, 1781-1859. Everard, Thomas, 1719- 1781. Galt, James, 1741- 1800. Harwood, Humphrey, d. 1788. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Prentis, Joseph, 1754-1809. Randolph, Edmund Jennings, 1753-1813. Subjects: Blacksmithing--Virginia--Williamsburg. Blacksmiths--Virginia--Williamsburg. Ironwork--Virginia--Williamsburg. Corporate Names: Eastern State Hospital (Va.) Genre and Form Terms: Account Books--Virginia--Williamsburg--18th century. Account Books-- Virginia--Williamsburg--19th century.