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HENRICO, Virginia in the 1820s: 1 through 8 of 8

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  1. Sale of Thomas Blackwell's Estate
    date January 11, 1821map HENRICO, Virginiatags African-Americans, Health/Death, Slavery

    The Richmond Enquirer, the leading newspaper in Richmond, Virginia during the first half of the nineteenth century posted a notice from W. D. Wren, the executer of Thomas Blackwell's estate, about the sale off this estate to take place on January 15, 1821 (or the next fair day). The sale consisted of all household and kitchen furniture as well as horses several negroes. All items were slated to be...

  2. Mills and the Woolen Industry
    date May 11, 1821 to May 12, 1821map HENRICO, Virginiatags Agriculture, Economy

    M.H. Rice posted an advertisement in The Richmond Enquirer titled Wool Wanted. Rice claimed that cash will be paid for good, clean wool. In the expanding population of the early nineteenth century the demand for woolen cloth kept well ahead of its productive capacity. In response to the increased demand for wool, a boom in mill construction occurred across America. According to James A. Morris, southern...

  3. Gooch on Slaveholding
    date February 23, 1825map HENRICO, Virginiatags African-Americans, Government, Race-Relations, Slavery

    In response to John Floyd (whom had written him in correspondence just six days prior), C.W. Gooch wrote a letter in the winter of 1825 on the issue of slaveholding in Virginia and the South. Gooch believed that the subject of slaveholding states rights' was not getting enough attention from southern politicians. Throughout the letter Gooch argued against the intrusive interference of our northern...

  4. Cartography and Map Printing in Richmond
    date December 18, 1827 to December 19, 1827map HENRICO, Virginiatags Education, Migration/Transportation

    The New Map of Virginia went on sale in the capitol city of Richmond on August 3, 1827. The Legislature of Virginia authorized the sale of only 250 maps, and required citizens of Virginia to submit an application in order to obtain a copy. The Richmond Enquirer claimed that the map reflects the highest credit on the science and skill of the persons immediately concerned in its publication and must...

  5. Sally Carter's Letter to her Mother
    date December 21, 1827map HENRICO, Virginiatags Arts/Leisure, Urban-Life/Boosterism, Women

    In late December of 1827, Sally Champs Carter, living in Richmond at the time, wrote home to her mother who was living in Albemarle County (approximately sixty miles west of Richmond). Sally described her living situation in the city, telling her mother that she participated in the gaieties of the city, however more moderately and prudently than she had in her first year residing there, as some of...

  6. Tobacco Sales
    date February 3, 1829map HENRICO, Virginiatags Agriculture

    In February of 1829, a salesman named H.B. Montague posted an ad in the Richmond Enquirer advertising his services as a middleman in the sales of tobacco. Montague had taken out the official license to do this, which cost him sixty dollars. He also went into detail on his past doings in this realm, recalling how he began this enterprise when no one else would, and incurred losses at first, but he stayed...

  7. Twenty Dollar Reward for Return of Slave
    date February 3, 1829map HENRICO, Virginiatags African-Americans, Migration/Transportation, Race-Relations, Slavery

    In February of 1829, WM. F. Wickham put out a notice in the Richmond Enquirer of a twenty dollar reward for the return to him of his slave Cyrus. He described Cyrus as a dark mulatto, between 25 and 30 years of age, rather below ordinary height, prominent cheek bones... He also said that Cyrus had a large scar under one of his eyes, and that he owned a new suit of brown cloth... and a striped waistcoat,...

  8. Richmond and Baltimore Union Line of Stages and Steamboats
    date October 20, 1829map HENRICO, Virginiatags Migration/Transportation

    The proprietors of the Richmond and Baltimore Union Line of Stages and Steamboats by Tappahannock placed a notice in the Richmond Enquirer in October of 1829 with the intent of informing the public of the on-going operation of their line of service. The posting boasted of the best of coaches and horses, the experienced drivers, and the best accommodations. Good roads and no nighttime land travel were...