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Abstract | John Sherman Woodcock resided near Winchester, Va., and handled considerable property of his own and also funds and arrangements for others. The collection includes accounts involved in Woodcock's managing business affairs for himself and others in Frederick, Shenandoah, and Clarke counties, Va., pertaining to land rental, estate settlements, guardianship, local government funds, legal costs, purchases of provisions, and payments to an overseer, weavers, and a physician. His clients included members of the Carter family and Fairfax family. |
Creator | Woodcock, John Sherman. |
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, June 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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John Sherman Woodcock resided near Winchester, Va., and handled considerable property of his own and also funds and arrangements for others.
Back to TopThe collection includes accounts involved in John Sherman Woodcock's managing business affairs for himself and others in Frederick, Shenandoah, and Clarke counties, Va., pertaining to land rental, estate settlements, guardianship, local government funds, legal costs, purchases of provisions, and payments to an overseer, weavers, and a physician. His clients included members of the Carter and Fairfax families.
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Account book, John Sherman Woodcock, 1787-1809Includes original finding aid. |