COLLECTION NAME:
Mason family manuscript account book
Record
Identifier:
C0214
Title:
Mason family manuscript account book
Creator:
Mason, Stevens Thomson, 1760-1803
Creator:
Mason, Armistead Thomson, 1787-1819
Subject:
Agriculture
Subject:
Plantations
Subject:
Slavery
Description:
Manuscript account book documenting the business, professional, family, and personal accounts of Stevens Thomson Mason (1760-1803) and Armistead Thompson Mason (1787-1819), father and son of one of Virginia's most illustrious families. Included in the accounting are extensive records for the operation of the family plantation Raspberry Plain Farm, near Leesburg (Loudoun County), with many entries relating to the working slaves, with records of legal practice and fees appearing intermittently.
Date:
1792/1820
Decade:
1790s
Decade:
1800s
Decade:
1810s
Genre/Form:
bookkeeping records
Type:
Text
Genre/Form:
account books
Format:
Manuscripts
Collection:
Mason family manuscript account book, 1792-1820
Geographic Area:
Virginia--Loudoun County
Rights Statement:
The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.