Cazenove and Co. Ledger (MS293)
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a large ledger book containing account information from Cazenove and Co. for the years leading up to the Civil War. Accounts for partners William Gardner Cazenove and Cassius F. Lee are marked differently.
A typed index of the ledger is available in the accopanying folder, as well was a volume of Alexandria History containing an article on the ledger's identification and historical context. This article is also available online.
Dates
- Record Keeping: 1857 - 1861
Creator
- Cazenove & Co. (1798-1861) (Organization)
Historical Note
Cazenove and Co was founded by Anthony Charles Cazenove, who established himself as a merchant in Alexandria in 1798. He later partnered with his son-in-law, William Collins Gardner. It was later run by William Gardner Cazenove in partnership with Cassius F. Lee before being ruined by the Civil War.
Originally a dry goods store, it developed into a larger import-export company.
Extent
.88 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Content Description
Originally accessioned as "Ledger G", subsequent research showed the ledger to belong to Cazenove and Co.
Creator
- Cazenove & Co. (1798-1861) (Organization)
- Lee, Cassius F., 1808-1890 (Person)
- Cazenove, William Gardner, 1819-1877 (Person)
- Title
- Cazenove and Co. Ledger Finding Aid
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library Repository