Casey Wolf // AMH 4110.0M01 – Colonial America, 1607-1763 On 22 November 1761, death had come to the Gunston Hall Plantation in Fairfax County, Virginia. The deceased was Sempha Rosa Enfield Mason Dinwiddie Bronaugh—mother to Captain William Bronaugh and the daughter of George Mason II.[1] Prior to marrying Jeremiah Bronaugh, she was the widow of John Dinwiddie—a […]
Read MoreGlenmore Bachman // AMH 4110.0M01 – Colonial America, 1607-1763 At the Glassford and Henderson Colchester store (1760-1761) in Fairfax County, Virginia, evidence of slaves in the records was mostly through indirect mentions (“by your negro wench”) or by the purchase of items used mostly by those enslaved (osnaburg, a fabric used to make clothing). Negro […]
Read MoreJoseph Swiderski // AMH 4110.0M01—Colonial America, 1607-1763 In colonial America, tobacco was one of the most influential crops in cultivation. Colonies like Virginia profited heavily from its agricultural success. The successful cultivation of tobacco began when John Rolfe planted South American tobacco seeds called Nicotiana tobacum in 1612. From there, “tobacco production spread from the Tidewater area […]
Read MoreAmanda Eversz // AMH 4110.0M01—Colonial America, 1607-1763 We can gain some insight into the economic priorities of those living in colonial Virginia from an account ledger from John Glassford and Alexander Henderson’s Colchester store in Fairfax County dating back to 1760-1761 which contained an accounting record for the overseer, Jeremiah Thomas, of Colonel Thomas Lee’s […]
Read MoreGriffin Bixler // AMH 4110.0M01 – Colonial America, 1607-1763 In the mid-eighteenth century, several stores in Fairfax County, Virginia, were owned by two men, John Glassford and Alexander Henderson. Their store ledgers contain vast amounts of information about their customers, their credit, and the goods they bought. One interesting case within the ledger for the Colchester […]
Read MoreSarah Ryschkewitsch // AMH4110.0M01 – Colonial America, 1607-1763 When it comes to colonial America, most people do not know the life of an average colonist. People learn about the American Revolution, all the battles fought so the colonies could break away from England, the people that made the American Revolution a success for the colonies, and […]
Read MoreChristopher José // AMH 4110.0M01 – Colonial America, 1607-1763 To find answers from the past, historians search endlessly through documents of all types, even store ledgers. These answers result in the researcher being able to glimpse into the past and learn from it. In the end, we better understand the culture and methods of those who […]
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