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Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Nicolson Family Ledgers and Journals, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

1949:  Deposit by Mrs. J.R. Nicolson of Selden, Virginia. 1976:  Gift of Joe Nicolson. 1993:  Gift of Mrs. John Tabb Duval through Spottswood Hunnicutt Jones.

Processing Information:

Processed by Cynthia B. Brown in 1983.

Biographical Information:

James Monroe Nicolson was a merchant at Gloucester County, Va. during the 1800s. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Collection contains account journals, some papers and other items of James M. Nicolson, a general merchant in Gloucester County, Virginia (1802-1869), an account book kept by Nicolson and Capt. John L. Hibble as Assistant Quarter Masters of the 26th Virginia Regiment, 1861-1864 (discusses slaves labors); a letter book of H. Yeatman & Co., merchants of Gloucester Court House, 1869-1870, which also contains some of Nicolson's correspondence; and ledger accounts, 1892-1899, for farming at 'Severn Hall', Gloucester County, Va.    Includes a list of slaves hired out on 23 Dec. 1802.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Account books
• Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 26th
• Correspondence
• Farm management--Virginia--History--19th century
• Gloucester County (Va.)--History--19th century
• Gloucester County (Va.)--Merchants
• Journals (accounts)
• Ledgers (Accounting)
• Receipts (financial records)
• Slave labor
• Slavery--Southern States--History
• Slavery--Virginia--19th century
• Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

General

Other Information:

Deposit by Mrs. J.R. Nicolson (Fanny J. Nicolson) included 1 leatherbound journal of Joseph S. James, grandfather of Ms. Nicholson (1828-1829) and 1 paperbound  "Receipts of Personal Accounts... of Capt. J. Monroe Nicolson of the Confederate Army." 

These two itens were returned to Ms. Nicolson in September 1951.