Legare, Colcock & Company ledger
Collection Overview
Inscribed "Morton W. Wilson" and "Legare Colcock & Co." inside front cover. Bound ledger containing the accounts of Legare Colcock & Company with various individuals (including Col. James Legare and W.F. Colcock), establishments, and plantations probably kept by Morton W. Wilson. Includes an index. Items listed in the accounts include cloth, clothing, food goods, furniture, household goods, seeds, bagging, nails, axes, tobacco, and other items.
Dates
- Creation: 1857-1862
Creator
- Legare, Colcock & Company (Charleston, S.C.) (Organization)
- Wilson, Morton W. (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
James Legare (1805-1883) and John Colcock formed the firm Legare, Colcock & Company (which may originally have been called John Colcock & Company) which did an extensive cotton factorage business. Morton W. Wilson was a clerk for Legare, Colcock & Company.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 slim document box)
Subject
- Colcock, William Ferguson, 1804-1889 (Person)
- Legare, James, 1805-1883 (Person)
- Legare, Colcock & Company (Charleston, S.C.) -- Accounting (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Legare, Colcock & Company Ledger, 1857-1862
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Special Collections staff; finding aid created by: Special Collections staff
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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