Hector Davis & Company account books
- Creator Names Hector Davis & Company.
- Title Hector Davis & Company account books [manuscript], 1857-1865.
- Physical description
- 2 v. (ca. 920 p.) ; 40.6 x 29.2 cm.
- 1 microfilm reel : neg. ; 35 mm. (Camera negative).
- 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Reader copy).
- Access and usage restrictions Fragile original not available for research use. Please use duplicates instead.
- Collection summary
- Account books of Hector Davis & Company, Richmond (Va.), one of the largest slave dealers in the South, including notations of cost, selling price, doctor and food bills, advertising, profits, and commissions on slave sales.
- Includes ticket to Gunther's Libby Prison War Museum, 1893, that on the back advertises the Hector Davis & Company's records as one of the attractions that can be seen by visitors to Gunther's museum in Chicago.
- Acquisition information Purchased from the Gunther estate (1923.1000).
- Names
- Hector Davis & Company Archives.
- Davis, Hector.
- Gunther's Libby Prison War Museum (Chicago, Ill.), former owner.
- Subjects
- Slaves Virginia Richmond 19th century.
- Slave trade Virginia Richmond 19th century.
- Slave traders Virginia Richmond 19th century.
- Geographic coverage Richmond (Va.) Commerce 19th century.
- Genre
- Account books. aat
- Slave records Virginia Richmond.
- Geographic name United States Virginia Richmond.