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Preferred Citation:

James M. Blanks and Company Account Book, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Acquisition Information:

gift

Biographical Information:

James M. Blanks owned James M. Blanks and Company store in Mecklenburg County, Virginia during at least 1854-1855. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Account book of James M. Blanks and Company of Clarkesville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Account Book cover is in fragile condition and the ink in the interior is faded due to water damage.

James M. Blanks sold textbooks and a list of these textbooks has been placed with the account book along with a list of some of the other items sold.

Some names mentioned:

Dr. William G. DeGraffenreid

Dr. William S. Easley

David Shelton

John P. Patillo

Methodist Church

George J. Dabbs (lawyer)

Professor Stewart

Rev. Aaron Jones

R.A. Puryear as administrator for Alex Gillis

Henry Wood (lawyer)

Samuel Wooten

Miss Rhoda Puryear

Rolling (sic) Yancey

Josiah Dabbs

John R. Applewhite

Achilles Puryear

George A. Puryear

R.A. Puryear

Capt. B. R. Pulliam

Dr. S. H. Harris

Dr. H. S. Jeffries

(William?) H. Thomson (principal of High Fall Academy)

John T. Carter, guardian for Wash. Watkins

Andrew O. Yancey

and many more.

Arrangement of Materials:

Accounts are in date order, with names of clients on each page.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Account books
• Blanks, James M. and Company
• General stores--Virginia
• Ledgers (Accounting)
• Mecklenburg County (Va.)
• Mecklenburg County (Va.)--History--19th century
• Textbooks