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Size | About 230 items |
Abstract | The collection includes business papers of the Ellett family of Hanover County, Va., chiefly of Robert Ellett, merchant during the mid-19th century. Papers, chiefly 1840-1867, are mostly bills, receipts, and promissory notes, but include some orders and notes concerning timber, meal, loans, and debts. |
Creator | Ellett (Family : Hanover County, Va.) |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Robert Ellet of Hanover County, Va., was a merchant during the mid-19th century.
Back to TopThe collection includes business papers of the Ellett family, chiefly of Robert Ellett. Papers, chiefly 1840-1867, are mostly bills, receipts, and promissory notes, but include some orders and notes concerning timber, meal, loans, and debts.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
Papers, 1816-1906 |
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Folder 2 |
Bills and receipts, 1840 |
Folder 3 |
Bills and receipts, 1841-1847 |
Folder 4 |
Bills and receipts, 1861-1867 |