Charles Scott and Company Collection
Scope and Content
Collection includes bills and receipts relating to the business of Charles Scott and Company dating from 1863 to 1865. Receipts are for goods sold by Charles Scott and Company and some of Charles Scott's business partners. Goods include corn, meal, and brogans
as well as shipping costs for other goods. One receipt is for retainer fee for James W. Sheffey in case of impressment of C. Scott and Co.'s property by the state.
Dates
- Creation: 1863 - 1865
Creator
- Charles Scott and Company (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Biographical Information
Charles Scott was a merchant based in Glade Spring Depot, VA. Charles Scott and Company traded in basic goods and ran a salt mill outside of Saltville, Virginia. Saltville, Virginia was known as the Salt Capital of the Confederacy and Charles Scott and Company sold salt to the Virginia Government along with Stuart, Buchanan, and Company in 1863. In March 1864, the salt works of Charles Scott and Company and Stuart, Buchanan and Company were impressed by the state for salt production for the people of Virginia.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Receipts and business documents relating to the business of Charles Scott and Company of Glade Spring Depot, Virginia. Charles Scott and Company ran a salt works outside of Saltville, Virginia and supplied salt for the state of Virginia during the Civil War. One of the receipts is for a retainer for James W. Sheffey in case of impressment of C. Scott and Co.'s property by the state.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
The Charles Scott and Company Collection was purchased for the Civil War collection here in Special Collections in 1997.
General Physical Description note
1 folder; 0.1 cu.f.t
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the Charles Scott and Company Collection was completed in March 2009.
- Title
- A Guide to the Charles Scott and Company Collection, 1863-1865
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Vipperman
- Date
- © 2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu