The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry Francis du Pont
5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur,
Delaware 19735
Telephone: 302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF
THE COLLECTION
Creator: Hening, James G. (James
Garland), 1868-1953
Title: Bills
Dates: 1877-1909, bulk 1897-1909
Call No.: Col. 377
Acc. No.: 95x52
Quantity: 31 items
Location: 34 K 5
BIOGRAPHICAL
STATEMENT
James Garland Hening lived on West Cary Street in
Richmond, Virginia, at the turn of the 20th century. He was a partner in Hening & Nuckols, an
agricultural implements company. (Howard
J. Nuckols was the other partner.) Hening was born in 1868, the son of Olivia
Henderson Campbell and William Henry Hening.
He married Estelle W. Cottrell, the daughter of Maria Elizabeth and
Benjamin Cottrell. Hening died in 1953.
Sometimes the surname is spelled Henning, but that
is not correct.
SCOPE AND
CONTENT
The items document expenses paid to various
contractors for work performed at the properties of 2, 6, 11, and 12 West Cary
Street in Richmond, Virginia, from 1877-1909. These properties were owned by
James G. Hening. Renovations made at
these properties included interior and exterior painting, tinning and slating
roofs, plumbing, furnace repairs, brickwork, wallpapering, the replacement of
moldings and ceilings, erecting walls, and structural repairs of porches and
stairs. The 1877 letter about roofing
slate is not addressed to Hening and cannot pertain to him as he was only nine
years old when it was written. Invoices
represent good examples of period billheads, although only a few are
illustrated.
ORGANIZATION
The items are in chronological order.
LANGUAGE OF
MATERIALS
The materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS
ON ACCESS
Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
Purchased from Bookworm & Silversmith,
Wytheville, Virginia.
ACCESS POINTS
Topics:
Bricklaying.
Carpentry.
Dwellings -
Remodeling.
Invoices -
United States.
Painting, Industrial.
Paperhanging.
Plumbing.
Printing - 19th
century - Specimens.
Printing - 20th
century - Specimens.
Slate industry
\z Virginia \z Buckingham County.
Richmond
(Va.) – Buildings, structures, etc.
Invoices.
DETAILED
DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION
Location: 34 K
5
All items have
printed billhead, unless otherwise noted.
All items
addressed to James G. Hening/Henning [both spellings found, although Hening is
correct], unless otherwise noted.
Folder 1 of 1:
.1 trade
card: W.C. Leadbetter, carpenter and builder
[see
bill from him, .22]
.2 letter: J.R. Williams & Co.,
dealers in Virginia roofing slate, Richmond, Feb. 5, 1877, to Messrs W.J. Moss
& Bro.: Robert C. Nicholas gave Williams & Co. a letter from the
Mosses; gives price for delivering Buckingham slate to canal bank opposite
Manakin Ferry
.3 bill: from J.H. Flippen, carpenter and
builder, Richmond, to [blank], 189-: cost of material for 6 room frame
dwelling, including mill work, stairways, framing lumber, flooring, boarding,
sheathing, plastering, brick work, hardware and nails, painting, tinning,
labor;
.4 bill: from Chas. A. Romer, granite and
marble monumental works, Richmond, March 23, 1897, for one child’s head stone
.5: bill: from Pemberton & Benson,
plumbing, gas and steam-fitting, tinning, Latrobe and furnace work, slate
mantels and pumps, Richmond, Oct. 1, 1898: for pluming in bath room, tinning
porch roof, putting in hydrant, lead pipe, branch joints, putting up stoves,
carpenter’s bill
.6 receipted bill: Fleet & Mayo,
contractors and builders, Richmond, Nov. 1[?], 1898: paid for ceiling bath room
and putting in glass, and 3 shelves
.7 bill: from Sydnor Pump and Well
Company, well drillers and water supply contractors, [and other goods],
Richmond, Dec. 14, 1898: to stop cock key;
.8 receipted bill: The John H. McGowan
Co., tobacco machinery, steam, hand and power pumps, boiler feeders, [etc],
Richmond, Dec. 3, 1898, to Chas. E. Hunter, but for J. G. Hening, were paid for
meter and box
.9 receipted bill: Saunders &
Chambers, Richmond, Feb. 1, 1899, were paid on account
.10 bill: from Shockoe Mills, Warner Moore
& Co., importers of Nova Scotia lump and manufacturers of pure ground
plater, fine bolted corn meal, dealers in lime, cement, calcined plaster, sawed
lathes, savage fire bricks, sewer pipe, excelsior, &c., Nov. 1, 1900, to
Chas. E. Hunter, for Wm. H.[?] Hening: for anchor lime and a bushel of
something else
On back: ad for flour,
meal and mill-feeds from Dunlop Mills, with brand names
.11 receipted bill: E.T. Mankin, brick
contractor, Richmond, Nov. 1, 1900: paid for work at residence
.12: receipted bill: John R. Redford,
Richmond, 1901, to E.T. Mankin: was paid for work on Mr. Heming’s house
Redford’s name and
address appear to be stamped, rather than printed, on bill
.13 receipted bill: Saunders & Chambers,
Richmond, Feb. 1, 1901, were paid on account by Hening and C.E. Hunter,
.14 receipted bill: S. & G.H. Moore, wall
paper, room mouldings, wire coving, paints, Richmond, March 2, 1901, were paid
for papering dining room;
Illustrated
with picture of their store on North First Street [see also .20
.15 receipted bill: F. Sitterding, lumber
dealer and builder, Richmond, March 22, 1901, was paid for one pair of new
steps and repairs at Hening’s home; stamped with name James G. Hening, manager
.16 receipted bill: Pemberton & Benson,
plumbing, gas and steam-fitting, tinning, Latrobe and furnace work, slate
mantels and pumps, Richmond, June 1, 1901: were paid for putting on washer on 2
cocks
.17 receipted bill: Pemberton & Benson,
plumbing, gas and steam-fitting, tinning, Latrobe and furnace work, slate
mantels and pumps, Richmond, Feb. 1902: were paid for repairs to cold water
pipe, joints, thawing out hot water pipes;
With a note added by Hening:
“I consider this bill very reasonable ….”
.18 receipted bill: F. Sitterding, lumber
dealer and builder, Richmond, Nov. 1, 1902, was paid for set eliptic oven[?]
boards and other things
.19 receipted bill: Jas. T. Hill & Co,
interior decorations, wall paper, room mouldings, paints, Richmond, Dec. 15,
1902, were paid for scraping hall and 12 feet of moulding;
Illustrated with picture
of their store on North First Street, which used to be the store of S. &
G.H. Moore [see .14]
.20 receipted bill: Beveridge & Hooker,
brick manufactures and contractors, Richmond, Aug. 28, 1903: paid for building
several walls, something under porch, and relaying hearth and repairing grate
.21 receipted bill: Beveridge & Hooker,
brick manufactures and contractors, Richmond, paid Sept. 5, 1903: paid for
building a retaining wall
.22 receipted bill: W.C. Leadbetter,
carpenter and builder, Richmond, Nov. 16, 1904: paid for repairing porch,
columns, posts, rails, labor
[his trade card is .1]
.23 receipted bill: Arthur G. Evans, house
painting, graining and kalsomining, [etc.], Richmond, Nov. 21, 1904: paid for
painting residence;
Illustrated with photo
of man, presumably A. G. Evans, wearing a medal [biographical information about
Evans is in folder]
.24 receipted bill: Arthur G. Evans, house
painting, graining and kalsomining, [etc.], Richmond, March 31, 1905: paid for
painting inside of residence;
Illustrated with photo
of man, presumably A. G. Evans, wearing a medal
.25 receipted bill: James T. Hill, wall paper,
room moulding, Richmond, April 8, 1905: for sizing, pointing, and papering
several rooms (chambers, parlors, basement room)
.26 receipted bill: Electric Novelty and
Appliance Co., electrical contractors and supply dealers, Richmond, Aug. 17.
1906: paid for installing dry cells on bells and new push botton on front door
.27 receipted bill: James T. Hill, wall paper,
decorations, [etc.], Richmond, Feb. 1, 1909: for sizing, pointing, and papering
several rooms (parlors, dining room, bathroom)
.28 receipted bill: Hetzer & Ganzert,
house and sign painters, [etc.], Richmond, Feb. 1, 1909: were paid for painting
bathroom, blinds, and woodwork in hall, parlors, dining room
.29-.30 quotations: Hetzer & Ganzert,
house and sign painters, [etc.], Richmond, Sept. 22 and Sept. 28, 1909: two
sets of quotes for work to be done painting outside of residence and stable,
plus woodwork of house at 11 West Cary St.; the amount of work, and therefore
the price, varies between the two documents
.31 receipted bill: Hetzer & Ganzert,
house and sign painters, [etc.], Richmond, Dec. 9, 1909: were paid for painting
outside of residence and stable, tin roof, dining room