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- Creator
- Davis, H
- Call number
- MssCol 3595
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- H. Davis daybook, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Daybook kept by H. Davis in Richmond, Virginia containing records of sales, purchases, receipts, and disbursements, including many items related to slaves and their boarding costs. One entry, dated 21 April 1861, is for the purchase of a secession flag
Key terms
Names
Subjects
- Accounts -- Virginia -- Richmond
- Secession -- Virginia -- Richmond
- Slavery -- Economic aspects -- Virginia -- Richmond
Material types
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328
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