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Abram Hess Records

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

1407 THL

Inventory created by Archives Staff 01/1994. Last revised 08/2022.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers.

USE RESTRICTIONS: Restrictions may apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a member of the archives staff for information concerning these restrictions. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright.

EXTENT:  1 volume; 1 folder

CREATOR: Hess, Abraham

DATE: 1815-1828

SCOPE AND CONTENT: This collection contains an account book kept by Abraham Hess. The records run from 1815 to 1818. There are also some loose pages from an account book belonging to Hess dated between 1824 and 1828. Hess ran a dry goods store in Frederick County, Va.                            

CITE AS: Abraham Hess Records, 1407 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Acquired as a gift.

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1

Account book of Abram Hess, 1818-1822, 1 volume (262 pages) ; 33 cm

Pages from account book belonging to Abraham Hess, 1824-1828, 4 leaves, manuscript