Rowland and Brothers Business Records, 1809-1881 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Will Hopkins

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Collection Overview

Title: Rowland and Brothers Business Records, 1809-1881

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-197

Primary Creator: Rowland and Brothers (1809-1881)

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 02/19/2012

Subjects: Businesses, Commerce, Grocery trade--Virginia, Hillsborough (N.C.), Merchants--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Commerce

Forms of Material: Correspondence, Envelopes, Invoices, Receipts

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Twenty-three 1859-1876 invoices, two receipts dated 1876 and 1881, thirteen letters dating between 1809 and 1876, and one envelope, from Rowland and Brothers, a wholesale grocer and commission merchant in Norfolk, Virginia. The invoices, receipts, and correspondence were sent to Paul C. Cameron, a planter from Hillsboro, North Carolina.

Biographical Note

Rowland and Brothers was a wholesale grocers and commission merchants company in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Businesses
Commerce
Grocery trade--Virginia
Hillsborough (N.C.)
Merchants--Virginia--Norfolk
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Commerce

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Purchase

Related Materials: Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978. For more information please see http://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00133/.

Preferred Citation: Rowland and Brothers Business Records, MSS 0000-197, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed June 13, 2017.

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Folder 1: Business Records, 1809-1881

Item 1: Invoices, 1859 June 23 - 1876 January 1: 23 invoices.
Item 2: Receipts, 1876, 1881: Two receipts dated January 24, 1876 and May 24, 1881.
Item 3: Correspondence from Rowland and Brothers to P. C. Cameron, 1809 November 18 - 1876 January 24: 13 letters to P. C. Cameron, Esq., of Hillsboro, North Carolina.
Item 4: Envelope, undated: One envelope printed "Rowland Brothers, Norfolk, VA".