Copeland Parker Ledger, 1787-1816 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Copeland Parker Ledger, 1787-1816

Predominant Dates:1790s

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-326

Primary Creator: Parker, Copeland (1768-1830)

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: Parker family, Smithfield (Va.)

Forms of Material: Business records, Ledgers (account books)

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

One 1787-1816 ledger from Smithfield, Virginia documenting an account of sundries for various individuals, though prominent names include Josiah Parker and John Parker. The second page indicates the volume is "A Ledger for the Manufacturing Mills, August 21, 1787." Toward the back of the ledger, there are several entries titled "District of Norfolk, Virginia, Port of Smithfield, Account of foreign spirits imported, marked and gauged according to Law under the Inspection of Copeland Parker, Inspector for this port..."

Biographical Note

Copeland Parker was born on February 7, 1768 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Sinclair on January 25, 1796 in Gates County, North Carolina. Around 1810, he married Diana Robinson Hall. Parker was Surveyor of Customs for the Port of Smithfield, Virginia for 30 years. He died on December 4, 1830 in Isle of Wight and was buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Parker family
Smithfield (Va.)

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: Unknown

Preferred Citation: Copeland Parker Ledger, MSS 0000-326, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed January 13, 2020.

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Folder 1: Ledger, Copeland Parker, 1787-1816