The Winterthur Library

 The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, DE  19735

302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883

 

 

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

 

Creator:          Lewis, Zachary, 1731-1803.               

Title:               Account book [copy]

Dates:             1762-1775

Call No.:         Doc. 1457

Acc. No.:         06x89

Quantity:        1 compact disk

Location:        31 J

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

 

Zachary Lewis (1731-1803) was the son of Zachary Lewis, Sr.  He was a jeweler and watchmaker in Virginia.

 

 

SCOPE AND CONTENT

 

Account book of jeweler and watchmaker Zachary Lewis, covering 1762-1775.  The book lists names of customers; repair, purchase, or service rendered; and payment for services by cash or trade.  Gold, silver, and crystal were used in the repair or creation of watches and jewelry.  Customers included Patrick Henry, James Madison, and John Marshall.

 

Downs Collection has digital images of this volume on a CD.  Prints of most of the images are available; users needing larger images may request to use the CD.  (Front and back covers and some scraps of paper laid into the volume which bear only numbers but no text were not printed out.)  The original volume is held by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

           

 

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

 

The materials are in English.

 

 

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

 

Collection is open to the public.  Copyright restrictions may apply.

           

 

PROVENANCE

           

Compact disk purchased from Colonial Williamsburg Foundation,

 

 

ACCESS POINTS

 

Topics:

            Clock and watch makers - Virginia.

            Clock and watch making - Virginia - 18th century.

            Jewelers - Virginia.

            Merchants - Virginia - 18th century.

            Business records - Virginia.

            Account books.

           

 

 

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

 

Location: 31 J

 

 

 


Name index to Doc. 1457 (acc. 06x89)

 

Acuff, Timothy  39

Acuff, Cain  45

Almand, John  41

Anderson, Matthew 4, 46

Anderson, William 44

Arnold, Benj'a 27

Arnold, Edmund 34

 

Baker, Thomas 53

Barksdale, Wm. 8

Barret, Robt. (Rev.) 1

Barret, Charles 34

Baynham, (Doctr.)  43

Beard, John 16

Becheton, John 47

Bell, William 35

Berger, John 9

Berkley, Nelson 9

Bibb, Elizabeth 35

Bibb, Robert 35

Bichley, John 4

Bohannon, Ambrose 25

Bradburn, John 20

Bradburn, Isaac 20

Brownson, Martha (contra) 15

Buchannon, Henry 33

Bullard, Ambrose 33

Bullard, Robt. 5, 37, (contra) 2

Bullet, Cuthbert  11

Bulloch, James 21

Burnley (contra) 10

Butler, Edward 47

 

Cain, Bamet 34

Car, John  10

Carnahan, John 36

Carr, Betsy 29

Carr, Samuel 54

Carter, Edward 12

Carter, George 51

Carter, John 33

Carthrae, John 15, (contra) 48

Cason, (Mrs.)  42

Champ, William 17

Chandler, Wm. 9

Charles (Old Charles), the mulatto 54

Chen, John 16

Chiles, John 3, 51

Chiles, Walter 26

Chin, John (Sheriff)  (contra) 14

Chrutchfield, Stapleton 41

Clayton, John 41

Cole, John 13

Coleman, Caleb 49

Coleman, Cleson 53

Coleman, Eliz. 30

Coleman, James 2

Coleman, Nicey 42

Coleman, Richard 15

Coleman, Robt. 12

Collin, (Mr.)  21

Colson, Thos. (contra) 20

Cook, Thomas 33

Cosby, Charles 28

Crane, John 53

Crenshaw, Charles 25

Culliam, Thos. 19

Curtis, Rice 8

Curtis, Rice, Jr. 51

 

Dabney, (Mr.) 10

Dabney, George (Capt.)  [no page number given]

Dabney, John (Capt.)  38

Dandridge, Nat (Col.)  1

Darracott, John 8

Darracott, Thomas 2

Darracott, William 8, (contra) 28

Davenport, Burket 14

Davenport, William 39

Dawson, Musgrove 5

Divers, James 30

Doswell, Thomas 51

Duerson, Joseph 33

Durret, George 28

Durret, Rich'd 23

 

Easter, Arbam  11

Edward, (Doctor)  10

Ellis, Bartlet 24

Emerson, Anne 44

Eperson, John 46

Eperson, Paul 8

Estes, Abraham 42

 

Farish, Letty 17

Fearson, William 18

Finley, David 39

Fleming, Mourning 14

Fleming, Wm. 51

Flemming, Robert 28

Fontaine, Peter (Col.)  11

Ford, Christopher 31

Fraser, James 12

Fry, Henry 54

 

Garret, John 27

Garret, Wm. (contra) 32

Gilbert, Henry, Jr. 46

Gilmer, Peachy 44

Goodall, Richard 42

Goodin, Robt. 8

Goodloe, George 29

Goodloe, Robert 2

Gordon, Charles 4

Gordon, George 16

Graves, Beman 36

Graves, David 30

Graves, Joseph 18

Graves, Thomas 34

Green, Wm. (Col.)  12

Guy, George 7

 

Harper, Joseph 47

Harris, John 12

Hatter, Benjamin 31

Hatter, John 52

Hattres, John (contra) 15

Hawkins, John 40

Hawkins, John (contra) 16

Hennen, Patrick 5

Henry, Patrick  11

Herndon, Edward 52

Herndon, Joseph 50

Herndon, Zach'y 19

Hickerson, John 53

Hodges, Francis 29

Holladay, Benjamin 49

Holladay, John 17

Holladay, Joseph 49

Holladay, William 53

Horn, Nicolas 10

 

James, Christopher 29

Jennings, James 9

Johnson, H. (contra) 15, 27, 51

Johnson, Henry (contra) 41

Johnson, Jane 50

Johnson, Rich'd 27

Johnson, Thomas 48

Johnson, Wm. 51

 Johnston, Agnes 25

Johnston, Thomas  35, 43

Jones (contra) 10

Jones, Gabriel, Jr. 13

 

Kennedy, Davenport 13

 

Lewis, Ben (contra) 3

Lewis, John 13

Lewis, John (Col.)  53

Lewis, Walter (contra) 22

Lewis, William 46

Littlepage, Betty 32

Littlepage, James (Col.)  7

Longan, Augustin 12

Longan,John

Luck, Samuel 53

 

Madison, George 26

Madison, James 20

Madison, Samuel 21

Marshall, John 24

Maury, Jas. (contra) 44

McAllister, (Mr.) 39

McClune, Robert 30

McGeorge, John 54

Megee, William 16, 21

Meriwether, Francis 32

Meriwether, John 47

Meriwether, Mary 36

Meriwether, Thomas 40

Minor, Garrett 41

Minor, Joseph 7

Minor, Lucy 14

Minor, Owen 13

Minor, Sarah 15

Minor, Thos. (contra) 15, 29

Mitchel, Jas. 40, (contra) 12, 22

Mitchel, John 13

Morris, Richard 40

Morris, Thd. (contra) 25

 

Nelson, Wm. (contra) 30

Niglesworth, Jas. 15

 

Old, John 39

Old Charles, the mulatto 54

Oveton, Samuel (Capt.)  47

Overton, William 48

Owen, Richard 53

 

Pannel, Ann 23

Parish, Joel 22

Parker, William 6

Pemberton, John 24

Pen, John 40

Pendexter, John 25

Pendleton, Harry 19

Philips, Richard, Jr.

Poole, Thomas 12

Price, John (Capt.) 9

Price, Thomas 22

Prior, Joseph 46

Pulliam, Thos. 37

 

Quarles, William 48

 

Raglan, John   1

Raglan, Samuel (Capt.)  46

Rawlins, James 3

Red, James 5

Rice, Samuel 26

Richard, Thomas 43

Richards, Thos. (contra) 39

Richardson, David 43

Roan, John  1

Robinson, Harry 41

Robinson, James 5

Robinson, John 44

Robinson, Joseph  11

Rogers, Lucy 50

 

Shackelford (contra) 10

Shackelford, Ambrose 31

Shackelford, John 24

Sims, George 3

Slaughter, George 14

Slaughter, John 2

Smith, David 24

Smith, Dorothea 42

Smith, L. (Miss)  46

Smith, Sarah 38

Smith, Wm. 47, (contra) 35

Snelson, William 6

Strother, French 14

Stubbelfield, Beverly 42

Stubblefield, George 22, 48

Sutton, William 43

Swift, Thos. 21

 

Tate, Zacheus 3

Taylor, Richard 35

Taylor, Robert 35

Taylor, Thomas 40

Terril, Harry 29

Terril, Peter 44

Thennon, Pat. 21

Thomason, George 49

Thompson, (Rev. Mr.)  18

Thompson, William (Capt.)  20

Thornton, Fras. (contra) 17

Thorton, John 4

Thurston, Wm. (contra) 16

Tickel, (Rev'd Mr.) 29

Tod, Charles 8

Tollen, David 26

Tompkins, Harry 4

Tompkins, Robert 6

Towles, Oliver 17, 52

Towles, Thomas 51

Trevilian, Thos. 27

Trig, Judith 26

Tuerman, John 50

Tuning, Mrs. 31

 

Vass, John 7

Vass, Reuben 18

Venable, Abraham 48

 

Walker, John 23

Waller, Agatha 15

Waller, Benjamin 44

Waller, John 3, (contra) 24

Waller, Wm. 43

Walles, John 34

Walton, John 19

Walton, Sim 7

Walton, Simeon 14

Watson, James 32

Watson, John 27

Watson, William 30

Watts, James 38

Webb, Ann 50

White, Wm. 41

Whitfield, John 34

Whitten, John 52

Willaby, Joseph 48

William, (Mr.) 10

Willis, Stephen 44

Winslow, Ben. 30

Winston, James 6

Winston, John 50

Winston, (Old Mrs.)  47

Winston, William 46

Wood, Joseph 36

Woodroof, Dar'd (contra) 46

Woodroof, David 31

Woodroof, Rachel 31

Woolfolk, John 41

Woolfolk, Robt. 33

Wyatt, Thomas 16

 

Yancey, John 6

 

Zachariah, (Mr.) 10