Augusta Miscellaneous Business records
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of business ledgers & records documenting the lifespan of miscellnaeous Augusta businesses. Primarily, the ledgers cover debts, payments, inventories, financial accounts, and other information.
Dates
- Created: 1800-1880
- Acquired: 1977
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions; Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is comprised of records documenting the lifespan of the Campbell & Neilson Cotton Merchants company, including a correspondence ledger and a running accounts book between 1792-1806. The correspondence book contains personal Campbell family correspondence and business dealings of Campbell & Neilson featuring prominent Augusta families and buinsesses as wide-reaching as New York City. The account book contains debtors, charges, trades, and purchases.
Extent
4.00 boxes
Language
English
Overview
Collection of business records from several Augusta based businesses between 1800 to 1880.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged alphabetically.
Custodial History
Collection processed by Aaron Hayes, 2026-09.
Appraisal
This collection is comprised of original single-item collections that were combined to form one large artifical collection to increase searchability and use. While the original accession numbers have been retained, original resource numbers (and their finding aids) have been decommissioned and unpublished.
Accruals
Due to ongoing inventory and reprocessing projects, this collection is subject to grow as materials are found.
- Title
- Augusta Miscellaneous Business records
- Subtitle
- A Guide to the Collection
- Author
- Aaron Hayes
- Date
- 2026-09-23
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Reese Library Archives Repository