The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01447.14 |
| From Archive Folder | Miscellaneous papers from the Jones Family of Virginia |
| Title | Memo: of bargain sale & agreement between B.A. Nalle of Orange County and Lewis D Crenshaw of the city of Richmond |
| Date | 26 January 1863 |
| Author | Graves, John S. (fl. 1863) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Witness, and likely the author, John S. Graves. Agreement to sell Nalle's farm to Crenshaw for $32,400. Stipulates that Nalle will continue to manage the farm for the remainder of the year until the crops have been harvested, and the harvest will be split. Includes a detailed list of farm accoutrements also to be handed over. Contains clause: "Should the approach or presence of the Enemy by such as to interfere with the cultivation of the farm or threaten the safety of the stock on it Mr. Nalle is to exercise his discretion and pursue the same course with his stock & property as he does with Mr. Crenshaws & "vice versa." |
| Subjects | Civil War Confederate States of America Finance Land Transaction Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Union Forces |
| People | Graves, John S. (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |